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Buyers are being picky — here’s how you can navigate it as a real estate agent

Housing Wire

With the coming together of interest rate drops, the persistent, continued low inventory levels and 2023 being recorded as the slowest year for U.S. Well into January, we are already seeing properties go under contract in the first weekend with multiple offers. Will we get more inventory? The strategy has changed for buyers.

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Mortgage rates continue their fall, to 2.93%

Housing Wire

Though uncertainties over consumer behaviors related to reopening and COVID-19 developments remain, the group believes temporary factors are largely responsible for current strong inflation. “With inventory tight, the slowdown in demand has yet to impact prices, meaning the summer will likely remain a strong seller’s market.”.

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New home sales fall due to low inventory and high prices

Housing Wire

. “Since reaching a survey-high 927,000 units in October 2020, the annual pace of new home sales has now fallen around 20 percent, weighed down by low housing inventory and rising prices,” said Kan. In that data, new home sales are recorded at contract signing, which typically occurs with the mortgage application.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

Significant developments have occurred in the case. The second development in the case is that on March 22, 2024, the attorneys for Drs. With shifts in existing and pending home sales, new home sales, construction activity, and economic indicators such as inflation and mortgage rates, appraisers are navigating a complex landscape.

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Fed’s Beige Book shows recent moderation in mortgage rates propped up demand for homes

Housing Wire

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday. Residential construction costs started to moderate this period.

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Homebuilders are pushing through inventory backlog

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing starts fell again in December, but there are hopeful signs that builders will see a boost in buyer traffic in the coming months and new housing construction may have bottomed,” Lisa Sturtevant, BrightMLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. Census Bureau and the U.S.

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Building With a National Builder

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This is partly due to the shortage of available housing inventory this year. Many national builder developments across the country are selling homes faster than they have in some time. How National Homebuilders Sell Homes National homebuilders develop communities, often times with parks and amenties within. Horton, Lennar Corp.,