Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Homes listed for sale are increasingly seeing asking-price reductions, and both construction and home sales — both existing and new — are slowing.”. New York — Housing markets have been mixed since the last report, with the rental market continuing to strengthen but the sales market weakening noticeably.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sellers, too, are waiting for the easing of rates before looking for their next home, as estimates show 60% of today’s homeowners possess a mortgage with an interest rate of 4% or less. The single-family housing market is sluggish, as many prospective buyers and sellers have chosen to focus on enjoying the many weeks of beautiful weather.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From late summer of 2022 to now, the Texas real estate market has experienced one of the most unpredictable corrections in recent history, leaving a lot of home-buyers and sellers scratching their heads and trying to make sense of what is going on. The big twist? A sharp increase in interest rates.

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. Days on market climbed, sellers’ became restless and our month’s supply of inventory finally started to grow. The only problem, nobody wanted a 7.5% in 2022 to 3.4

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Builders are trying to catch up and, according to federal officials , there are more housing units under construction today than at any time in the last 50 years. An annual survey released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said renters put the probability of ever owning a home at 40%, down from 44% last year.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

We know buyers are eager to purchase properties, as 39% more homes went under contract in January (1719 units) compared with the previous – admittedly quiet – month. And, despite the rise in new listings, the number of homes still on the market on Feb. fewer (1842) than on Jan. from a year ago. from a year ago.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Others – Meritage Homes (+20% YoY in 2021) and Tri Point Homes (+15-30% YoY in 2022) – expect tremendous growth of new communities. And many of the new projects are larger than in years past. Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. Active listings as of Sept. SMILE FOR THE CAMERA.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. Only buyers and sellers who must move are doing so. fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% fewer new listings (1998) compared to July and 5.0% The new home market was 31% of the total U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 11, 2023

After nearly a year, the housing sector’s contraction is coming to an end,” notes Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors® chief economist, speaking about the U.S. Existing-home sales, pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months.” 

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Um, bye-bye! for all of 2024.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

Our urban area accounts for about half of the city’s economic activity, and the Seattle Chamber noted that rising office vacancies coupled with less construction could lead to $2B in decreased revenue. We certainly see that in all forms of residential real estate – from new construction to finding items for the home.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 10, 2023

The number of new listings for all home types – single-family, townhomes and condos combined – in King (887) fell 47% from November and declined 36% from December 2021. Homes going under contract (Pending sales) dropped 25% from the previous month and by 30% year-on-year (YoY) – staggering drop-offs. news publishers.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

Yes, there are few buyers in an inflation-heavy economy with high interest rates, but for home prices to go down there needs to be fewer buyers than sellers – and that is just not within the realm of possibility today. Supply of resale housing (as opposed to new construction) is shrinking across our region. There are 1.3

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JULY 11, 2023

The county saw the combined number of single-family, townhome and condo listings increase in June by 4.4% While that percentage may appear strong, it’s nothing compared to the April-to-May rise of 18%, signaling a probable cooling of new listings in the future. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

To be sure, the market is still leaning heavily in the sellers’ favor and listings are slimmer than a strand of spaghetti. Construction could start as soon as 2022 on an ambitious three-tower project known as Cloudvue. New listings are up 6.3% Condo sales are in a similar boat, with new listings higher – by 4.3%

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A BY THE NUMBERS. >> The average size of a newly constructed single-family home is now 2524 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Pending Sales – Another leading indicator, these are the homes that go under contract and typically complete the transaction within two months. The number of Pending sales soared 51% since December for all home types in King County to 1820 listings under contract, including a 69% boost on the Eastside (480) and a 47% jump in Seattle (610).

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AUGUST 9, 2022

The market recalibration continues across King County with a sharp drop in new listings, Pending sales and closings while prices decline. The number of new homes for sale fell 19% (4009) across the county from June to July and 9.5% CONDO NEWS. year-on-year (YoY). Will prices continue to fall? It’s now on hold.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Now, home builders would need to construct as many as 1.2 This was the fastest pace for combined single-family and multi-family construction since June 2006. million more home listings across the U.S. >> NAHB reported an estimated 15% of all new-construction home sales in the U.S. We are on the right track.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

Even if a household faced the prospect of foreclosure, buyers would be happy to take the home off an owner’s hands – likely at a profit for sellers – while providing needed inventory. One-tenth surveyed said they have added language to contracts that require buyers to share in the materials costs if they continue to rise. of the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

They include shortages caused by restrictive zoning that limit the number and type of housing units built on a given parcel, a “not in my backyard” resistance to new construction in traditionally single-family-home neighborhoods, and layers of regulations, processes and fees that dissuade developers from building in certain areas.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

I am often asked by sellers what home projects should they address to get the highest return on investment. It is truly the epitome of a sellers’ market and experts I hear from are saying, basically, get used to it. Constructed for condo living more than a decade ago, the building originally opened as an apartment. below the $7.2M

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