Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Naturally, this has forced buyers to seek lower price points or has completely eliminated them from the market. Therefore, it begs the question: what will happen to home values? To answer this question, we must consider the historical correlation between interest rates and home price appreciation.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

New listings of starter homes dropped 23% from a year earlier in June, the biggest drop since the start of the pandemic, the report found. Meanwhile, the total number of starter homes on the market is down 15%, also the biggest drop since the start of the pandemic. Austin buyers must earn $92,000, down 3.3% to $630,000).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Major Home Renovations & Home Appraisals: What You Should Know Are you planning house renovations and want to know the best home improvement investments? Or maybe you are planning to sell your house and are wondering about renovations that increase home value the most. How is Home Value Measured?

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 17, 2024

Do Wood Floors Increase Home Value? If you’re thinking about selling your house, one upgrade that can increase your home’s resale value is hardwood flooring. Potential home buyers may be looking for that extra bit of charm that wood floors offer.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

Mortgage origination activity rose last month despite rapidly rising mortgage rates as prospective buyers sought to lock in their loans. Overall origination activity jumped 19% in March from the previous month, led by a 31% increase in purchase loan locks, according to the monthly Originations Market Monitor report from Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And homes in many communities have shot up in value in recent years, leading to tax increases through reassessments. But opinions differ on how much impact higher taxes are having on local housing and mortgage markets. “I The market has since cooled off, but taxes are going up. In 2022, the average tax on a U.S.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Essential Landscaping Tips and Tricks Details such as landscaping designs and quality craftsmanship in a home can make a dramatic first impression on prospective home buyers. has decades of experience and ideas to help homeowners increase the curb appeal of their homes. Fritz Appraisals Inc. and make a lasting impact.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Competition in the housing market is heating up heading into May and June. 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. properties are spending minimal time on the market.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 6, 2021

Do you know of anyone who purchased a home within the past year? Below is a chart from the National Association of REALTORS article on home buyer regret. It reflects the results of a survey made by bankrate.com , which reflects the percentage of those who regret their home purchase, and the reasons why. Is this wise?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. Specifically, housing markets like Portland, Maine , Bay City, Mich. markets; by December 2020, prices were already up 23.6% Pueblo, Colo. ,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. The housing market won’t be like this forever.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. economy has remained resilient, backed by a very strong labor market, sky-high job openings and low unemployment. in September 2022. The overall U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We have been the category leader in buyer nurture for many years now and we have been widely viewed by our customers as the best way to keep clients in an ecosystem that they have visibility and control over, but that was mainly around buyers. “It was a long time coming,” Andrew Flachner , RealScout’s co-founder and president, said. “We

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. In addition, the credit rating agency expects mortgage rates to move even higher in 2023 and home prices to decline by up to 5%. “We You need a buyer and seller,” Brown said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

These areas have shown a pattern of home values that track national trends over the past three years. Nonetheless, the overall trend suggests economic resilience in these distressed communities compared to broader markets, even as the decade-long housing boom slows. average of 3.1% appreciation from Q1 2023 to Q1 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Interest rates and inflation continued to dampen activity in the housing market across all 12 Federal Reserve districts, according to the Fed’s latest Beige Book. Following dampened activity from buyers, sellers provided increased concessions, such as temporary rate buydowns or paying closing costs to complete sales, the report noted. .”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

High interest rates, coupled with a still-low supply of housing, have created price hurtles that are keeping many first-time homebuyers and lower-income borrowers locked out of the housing market. You can see that’s a really big impact for that first-time buyer, giving them the ability to kind of ease into that payment.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Rising interest rates and a slowing economy overall are already taking some of the air out of the rapid home-price appreciation the housing market has experience over the past year, according to the recently released Federal Reserve Beige Book for July. Freddie Mac projects that home-price growth will average 12.8%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2021

Zillow’s 2021 housing forecast echoes the projections of other industry experts of a rapid acceleration of home value appreciation, with numbers anticipated to be even higher than in 2020. According to Zillow’s Home Value Index, the company expects seasonally adjusted home values to increase by 3.7%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The impact is greater in expensive areas of the country and in markets that witnessed significant home price gains in recent years.”. Both a pullback in demand and limited supply remain vexing problems for the housing market. In October, 24% of homes received over the asking price. million units, which was down 0.8%

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 19, 2022

According to the latest Zillow Real Estate Market Report, the housing market is as competitive as ever, moving at record pace. Buyer demand has been strong enough to keep the market moving at a record pace, even after a massive spike in mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

A few months ago, the United States housing market failed Econ 101. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, February 2022. Table 1: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, February 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies have pulled out of some markets altogether after sustaining massive losses due to wildfires, flooding, and other climate-related disasters.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

As work-from-home becomes more of a national norm, prospective homebuyers are seeking better home values in small towns that still offer a lot of amenities. “It’s easily a $1 million home anywhere else,” she said. . “I had to stop showing it,” she said. “It was just crazy.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

The nation’s single-family investment-property sector and the lenders serving those borrowers face some major challenges in 2023 as rent growth is slipping, vacancy rates growing, home-value growth faltering, and a possible recession looms. . by the end of 2023,” the MBA’s December market-forecast report states.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

For the fourth consecutive month , homebuilder confidence sank in November, according to the National Association of Home Builders /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index published last week. Confidence rose in the Northeast to 53, signaling that builders there are slightly optimistic about market conditions. 2019 level.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. I sold a home to a hedge fund guy in New York. Peoria, Illinois. “If

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

The market for home equity investment is still small, with the estimated investment volume from players in the market to be around $2 billion and $3 billion. With continued demand for home equity investment from homeowners, Burnett is confident that the market is poised for growth in the decade ahead.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

One of my recent new home buyers got their final quote on a property a 30-minute drive from the coast and it had gone up 40% from a year ago. The rising costs and lack of availability of homeowners insurance has forced many homeowners and buyers to turn to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation , the state’s insurer of last resort.

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Eppraisal

APRIL 5, 2024

In the dynamic realm of real estate, maximizing the value of your home requires a keen understanding of market trends and strategic foresight. As the real estate landscape continues to evolve, homeowners must adapt and employ effective strategies to ensure their property remains competitive in the market.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 8, 2024

Mortgage lock volume increased 1.87% in April compared with March, according to Mortgage Capital Trading , which offers mortgage capital markets technology. Amidst an environment of increasing rates, the increase in mortgage lock volume over the previous month illustrates a possible shift in public perception.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

According to Zillow, home values are growing fastest in areas with the highest population of children, reflecting the impact millennial homebuyers are making on family-friendly neighborhoods with a shortage of homes for sale. The post Top 10 Metros with Children Cause Surge in Market appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Now that the real estate market is transitioning with softening sales and rising interest rates, it is important to be in the know as a home buyer. As a buyer in a transitioning market, you have more to prepare for. Premium Prices The housing market continues to display high, premium home prices.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Young people make up a smaller share of recent homebuyers than in previous years most likely due to the increased market activity of baby boomers, a new Zillow report published on Thursday found. From 2009 to 2019, the share of recent buyers who are 60 years and old grew 47% , while the share of recent buyers ages 18-39 fell by 13%.

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D Fritz Appraisals

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Home Appraisals and Online Home Value Estimates Are NOT the Same Thing. On-site vs. Online: Proper Home Appraisals Need to be Done in Person. With so many types of transactions solely being handled online these days, it’s tempting to want to complete your required home appraisals entirely online and leave it at that.

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Boston Appraisal

JANUARY 18, 2023

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

The pace of purchase-loan originations as well as transactions in the private-label securities market started to slow by the second quarter of this year as interest rates continued to spike, according to mortgage industry experts. We’ll continue to watch this trend as it develops.”. in 2021 were bought by institutional investors,” Lind said.

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