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Sellers sitting out of the housing market & buyers getting concessions

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

Sellers have been sitting out of the housing market, and it’s made a massive difference in 2023 so far. Today I want to show what’s happening with new listings and talk about concessions. I hope this is useful, whether you’re local or not. Scroll by topic or digest slowly.

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Are sellers finally starting to thaw out?

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

That pretty much describes sellers. But in 2024 there’s a flicker of hope as sellers have thawed out just a bit. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 01/31/24 Joel Wright […] The post Are sellers finally starting to thaw out? Any thoughts?

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

Buyers facing high mortgage rates are pulling out of their home-purchase agreements at the highest rate in nearly a year. of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. A lot of sellers are also willing to let buyers slip away because they don’t want to concede to repair requests,” Morre said.

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In the Mid-Atlantic, more sellers are listing second homes and investment properties

Housing Wire

Unlike a typical spring homebuying season in which sellers are also looking to buy a home, people trying to relocate into a bigger or smaller home in the Mid-Atlantic region made up a relatively small share of the housing market. of sales were rental or investment properties or second homes , according to a survey of 1,063 listing agents.

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Buyers continue downward spiral, but new listings may be steadying

Inman

But new listings aren't declining as quickly, Redfin reports. Homebuyers are backing away from the market as mortgage rates continue to climb.

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Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Housing Wire

metropolitan areas in February 2022, based on year-over-year growth in median listing price according to the residential real estate listing website, Realtor.com. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. Bellingham, WA 51.7% -8.3%

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Sellers have been sitting out of the housing market too

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

There is so much talk about buyers sitting on the sidelines right now, but let’s talk about sellers who are also sitting. This is a local trend, but it’s something showing up in many markets across the country also.

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