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Mortgage market affordability and inventory challenges

Housing Wire

In Portland, Oregon, for example, one loan officer noted that new listings doubled in the second half of May from 800 to 1,900 new listings. In Seattle, Dan Keller reported 47% of all listings had price reductions. Worker shortages and supply chain issues in the pandemic further widened the inventory gap.

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The Forecast for the Atlanta Real Estate Market in 2024

Hank Miller Team

How can variables like local and national economic conditions, consumer debt, consumer confidence, the Fed, global supply chains, wars and conflict and a hundred other wild cards be corralled? Buyers have largely adjusted to the rates and the expectation is that the Fed will begin cutting by mid year. They cannot.

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Insane lumber prices mean new homes cost $24K more

Housing Wire

That drop in builder confidence is in spite of sky-high buyer demand, which hasn’t waned despite rising home prices and climbing mortgage rates – the latter up 30 basis points from February. Policymakers must address building material supply chain issues to help the economy sustain solid growth in 2021.”.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

“We calculate that over 80% of metro areas are meaningfully overvalued,” Zandi said during the Recursion webinar. “… First-time homebuyers are locked out because they just simply can’t afford to buy … and trade-up buyers are locked in [with interest rates well below current market levels]. “So,

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Pending home sales drop, but there’s a silver lining

Housing Wire

But many would-be buyers have also been thwarted by comically low resale inventory, as well as supply chain constraints and escalating materials costs that have made life difficult for homebuilders. These trends, along with an anticipated ramp-up in home construction will provide for much-needed supply.”. million in 2020.

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Raleigh Real Estate Trends + Forecast for 2022

Raleigh Realty

Raleigh Real Estate Supply Raleigh is currently in a buyer’s market, which means there are more homes for sale than available buyers. This means buyers have more power to negotiate for lower pricing. While resale homes are spending less time on the market, there are still more homes for sale than buyers in Raleigh.

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August 2022 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market. Broward County single family and condo/townhome closed sales, new listings, and pending sales decreased. Broward County. Highlights.