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NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts lower rates, 15% jump in existing-home sales in 2024

Housing Wire

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). He also expects more sellers to enter the market, as they adapt to prolonged higher rates.

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Can first-time homebuyers afford homes today?

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The monthly Realtors Confidence Index is an essential measure of what real estate professionals are seeing in their local markets and how the market is evolving on a monthly basis. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, a time of turbulence in the real estate market.

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DataDigest: Breaking down housing economists’ 2024 forecasts

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As 2023 draws to a close, housing professionals hope for relief from the high mortgage rates, terrible inventory levels and slow sales that characterized the year. Home starts forecasts, meanwhile, don’t offer much certainty about the pace of construction next year.

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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

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Balancing supply and demand is a delicate dance between new construction and existing properties. Presently, the demand for existing homes outpaces the available supply, raising potential concerns for both sellers and buyers.

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Existing home sales continued their slide in August

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million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Wednesday. Higher mortgage rates are discouraging many potential home sellers from listing their property. In August, NAR found that the inventory of existing homes dropped 1.5% The seasonally adjusted sales rate for existing homes fell 0.4%

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Mortgage rates drop below 3% again

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As rates rise, demand wanes and builders can catch up on the few months of inventory left for hungry borrowers. If new home sales don’t grow, housing construction will slow down. The falling number of homeowners in mortgage forbearance will also bring about more inventory.”. “The

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Mortgage rates jump to 3.17% last week

Housing Wire

“During the course of the pandemic, ‘home’ had become more important than ever, and as a result, strong purchase demand continues—but buyers also outnumber the sellers,” Khater said. Many economists speculate rising rates will be the key to quelling construction woes, even if it does eventually take a slight toll on demand.

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