Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 9, 2024

“Cold water” comes from the central bank’s intent to maintain high financing costs for banks that borrow from other financial institutions. Despite a challenging financing environment, the Seattle/King County housing market is moving forward. More on this in a moment.) However, we are missing the typical boost of sellers.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

There is plenty of pent-up demand from prospective buyers who have watched for months from the sidelines as financing costs remained untenable. 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. fewer (1842) than on Jan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 14, 2024

Every key data point from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) gained ground against the previous month – as often happens with the spring housing season taking stride – including the number of new and active listings, homes going under contract and final sales. Prices rose, too, to near-record highs. There are 2.0

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Listing Spark

JANUARY 22, 2024

Start by identifying the key ‘hats’ you wear in your business, often including searching for properties, managing finances, managing the properties (for rentals) or repairs (for flips), and understanding the market. HAR: The Houston Association of Realtors maintains HAR.com, a website and app focused on local listings.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

” Bough presided over a trial last year that ended in a $1.8B (yes, with a “B”) verdict against the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). We are seeing more homes for sale in submarkets – except for Mercer Island and Woodinville, where active listings are down 30%+ – compared with a year ago.

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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

JANUARY 10, 2023

The article will include the latest monthly data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, analysis from national and local experts and a glimpse ahead at what to expect in the coming weeks. Will Springer, Realtor®. publishers of The Wall Street Journal, where he was an assistant managing editor of WSJ.com in New York.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

The most significant impact of reduced finance costs is the potential for lowering barriers to homeownership, which has reached unprecedented heights in the past two years. 1, that requires buyers wishing to work with a licensed real estate broker to sign a services contract. and nearly 90% enjoy rates below 6.0%.

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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. 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. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. reading and a sharp slide from 7.1%

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

The corporate backing aims to expedite redevelopment by reducing obstacles to financing urgently needed housing. Sidenote: Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which typically have lower interest rates than fixed-rate mortgages, have become an attractive option for new buyers financing a home. List price: $3.495M ($782/sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 8, 2022

Except for crypto , the rising cost of nearly everything – gas, groceries and going to see grandma – has forced many of us to recalibrate our finances. The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

We are now seeing “7s” in front of some rates to new mortgage consumers – a figure not seen since April 2002 – causing applications for new loans to hit a 25-year low this month. ( We are all sensitive to rising interest rates, particularly when attempting to finance the largest purchase of our lives. How long can this go on?

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors® said in late July: “There are indications that mortgage rates may be topping or very close to a cyclical high.” The personal-finance site compared states on 34 metrics, such as Millennial employment data, voter turnout and total share of Millennials.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

UNMARRIED AND BUYING TOGETHER For the third consecutive year, a report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) noted an increase in unmarried couples purchasing a home. As home prices surge and people delay – or forgo – nuptials, buyers are pooling their finances with unmarried partners, roommates or friends to purchase a place.

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