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Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Housing Wire

Even though sellers’ median valuations in each of these housing markets grew by an astounding 40% or more over the previous year, only one market, Panama City, Florida, saw a year-over-year increase in the number of homes newly listed for sale. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 53.0% -16.7% Bellingham, WA 51.7% -8.3% increase to 6.7%

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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

Home prices are surging in major U.S. metros, with coastal California cities and Seattle leading the charge in monthly home value growth, according to Zillow’s newest market report. These metros also continue to grapple with below-average inventory recovery, maintaining pressure on buyers.

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The Rise in Interest Rates And How It Affects Buyers and Sellers

Boston Appraisal

The Rise in Interest Rates and How It Affects Buyers and Sellers When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the Federal Reserve was quick to act by substantially reducing interest rates, which resulted in many new buyers entering the market to purchase a home at low rates. This affected buyers and sellers.

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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Skyrocketing mortgage rates – now in the 7% range for some buyers – and limited inventory have driven mortgage affordability to its lowest levels since the early 1980s, a reversal from the frenetic boom in buying during 2020 and 2021. Much of that depends on how much inventory returns to the market. With mortgage rates at 6.7%

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Stacy Esser

Housing Wire

His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?” takes a deep dive into what the heck is going on with purchase applications, housing demand and inventory levels. This article, for example, asks why, if purchase applications are down to 2009 levels, are inventory levels still so freaking low?

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How the housing market will evolve in 2023

Housing Wire

Inventory What does that mean for housing? Until mortgage rates drop below 5.5%, we can expect low housing supply, which favors sellers. We can also expect low housing demand, which favors buyers. Since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns of 2020, inventory has dropped to record-low levels both in 2021 and 2022.

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Borrowers opt for permanent rate buydowns amid affordability challenges

Housing Wire

Prior to the pandemic, buyers paid closer to 0.5 On the surface, it may seem the market has been stirred by a full point decline in interest rates and home prices coming off their peaks – but it’s not that simple,” Graboske said. points on average, with a corresponding cost of about $1,500, in 2018 through 2020. “On

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