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Housing market “stuck” as mortgage rates remain above 7%

Housing Wire

A slight cooling in mortgage rates wasn’t enough to keep mortgage applications from sinking to a 28-year low. Freddie Mac‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which focuses on conventional and conforming loans with a 20% down payment, shows the 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.12% as of Sept.

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. High mortgage rates and home prices quelled the surge in buyer demand, and time seems to have moderated the supply chain shocks.

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US housing market is now worth a record $52 trillion: Zillow

Housing Wire

housing market is back on track , stronger than ever, with a total estimated value of $52 trillion, according to a new analysis by Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow Group. housing market has surged by more than $2.6 Fueling this increase is new construction, according to Divounguy, even though the 1.3%

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Here’s what you can expect from the 2024 housing market

Housing Wire

Going more in-depth than a Fed meeting, our virtual Housing Market Update event provides you with the strategy-building insights needed to operate in 2024. It’s a savagely unhealthy housing market out there, and these economists unpack what that means for you. Register for the virtual event on Dec. next year.

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Midwest housing markets good for first-time homebuyers: Zillow

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Headwinds like mortgage rates , low inventory and rising rents are still strong, but easing,” Zillow Senior Economist Orphe Divounguy, said in a statement. The increase in new listings this spring, due both to new construction and to more homeowners choosing to sell, will give buyers more options and help to ease price growth.

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Seniors aging in place in Chicago could reshape city’s housing market

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Seniors largely want to remain in their own homes as they get older, and that preference could be remaking the housing market in the city of Chicago, according to a new report. of Chicago homes amid a housing shortage,” the company said in an email about the report according to the Sun-Times. Boomers own 35.6%

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Bay Area lawmakers OK new ADU guidelines to spur construction, citing needs of seniors

Housing Wire

It is a notoriously expensive housing market and maintains an estimated population of more than 260,000 people, according to data from the 2020 U.S. Like many localities across the country, Marin County leaders describe a housing crisis in their area that they hope to alleviate through the construction of more ADUs.