Remove Construction Remove Home Value Remove Inventory Remove Mortgage
article thumbnail

Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

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. These metros also continue to grapple with below-average inventory recovery, maintaining pressure on buyers.

article thumbnail

February pending home sales disappoint, but maybe we’re turning a corner?

Housing Wire

“Homebuyers have been closely watching mortgage rates, which have been volatile during the first few months of the year,” said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Bright MLS. Even though rates ticked up in February, some buyers took the plunge anyway, anxious that mortgage rates would be moving even higher this spring.”

Contracts 302
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Rate buydowns are the cat’s meow in today’s market

Housing Wire

Rob Nunziata , co-CEO and co-founder of Florida-based FBC Mortgage , says one mortgage sweetener that holds out some promise for making houses more affordable for a broader swath of borrowers is the temporary rate buydown. “It Nobody was doing buydowns in 2020 and 2021 [when 30-year fixed mortgage rates were in the 3% range].

Marketing 404
article thumbnail

HW+ Member Spotlight: Stacy Esser

Housing Wire

His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?” takes a deep dive into what the heck is going on with purchase applications, housing demand and inventory levels. This article, for example, asks why, if purchase applications are down to 2009 levels, are inventory levels still so freaking low?

Sellers 382
article thumbnail

Home prices haven’t risen this fast since 2005

Housing Wire

In this webinar, MCT COO Phil Rasori and expert guest panelists will review how mortgage lenders can overcome common challenges selling their loans on the secondary market. Higher material costs , a lack of inventory and labor continue to drive demand, pushing up home prices. .” Presented by: MCT.

article thumbnail

The Current State of The Homebuilding Industry

Eppraisal

From COVID-19 interventions to supply chain disruptions to record inflation, the hits kept coming against a real estate market that was already experiencing diminished inventories and a growing pool of buyers. Prior to COVID, i.e. March of 2020, inventory was already falling. Where Have We Been? Where Do We Stand Now?

article thumbnail

2022 Housing Market Predictions: What To Expect

Quicken Loans

Mortgage rates dropped down to record lows that carried through much of 2021. In addition, home values and sales skyrocketed. In combination with low housing inventory and labor shortages, that drove up selling prices. For anyone interested in buying a home , real estate is still in high demand.