Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) But the housing market in the second half of 2022? over asking price. High octane stuff.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. Using CoreLogic TrueStandings data, we estimate that there will be about 20 million home mortgages outstanding at the start of 2021, with a contract interest rate of 4% or higher. 2020 was a truly unprecedented year.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 17, 2022

According to a new report from Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Group (ESR), a combination of rising interest rates and elevated inflation will continue to weigh on the housing market and are now predicting a 1.2% full-year market growth. The post Slowing Housing Market Expected Soon appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

As anyone involved in the residential real-estate market knows, bidding wars – and contract prices exceeding the list price – are the norm today in many markets around the nation. Sheridan’s listing appraised at the contract price, and the deal went through without a hitch. over the list price.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 01/31/24 Joel Wright & Mike Gobbi Event 9am (on Zoom here) 02/01/24 Gateway Event (private) 2/09/24 PCAR WCR Event […] The post The spring housing market is waking up & random stats first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. Austin, Texas In 2021, Austin had one of the hottest housing markets in the country. For agents and sellers looking to succeed in Austin’s current market, Redding says pricing is key. “We

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2023

The financial and housing markets are still trying to sort out the banking crisis and whether we have seen the last Fed rate hike in this cycle. These events led to lower mortgage rates and increased purchase application data last week, but decreased housing inventory. In a regular market, they would be closer to 5.25%.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 6, 2022

A quick change in rates has led to a quick change in the housing market. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/15/2022 Lunch & Learn Big Market Update (sign up here)) […]. We didn’t see much difference right away in the stats, but we are finally getting some good numbers now. Let me show you what I mean.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) rose to 3.1% The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $510,400) fell to 3.35% from 3.41%. The USDA share of total applications rose to 0.6% from 3.07%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

But the Scottsdale housing market, and Arizona as a whole, has seen an enormous uptick in out-of-state movers in the past 14 months — when the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the country, ultimately allowing people to work from home and seek larger, more cost-effective lots to live on.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances that are $726,200 or less increased to 6.71% from the previous week’s 6.62%. Mortgage loan originators had hoped for a heated spring housing market, as rates were declining in January, but hopes are dimming.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 11, 2022

“The housing market is getting back to normal.” UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/15/2022 Lunch & Learn Market Update (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/20/2022 Beer & Stats at Out of Bounds (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/26/2022 […]. ” I hear that quite a bit, but is it true?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The housing market will continue to slow down in 2023 , even though mortgage rates have declined recently. So what does it mean for the housing market ? . The economy improved in the second quarter of 2022, but don’t fool yourself. in 2022 and drop 0.5% decline next year. . million units in 2022, up from 5.67

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Austin, Texas might be the hottest housing market in the country. It is just a super tight housing market. All of these tactics are new to those in the Austin area Van Dyke said, but wouldn’t be surprising to those used to competitive housing markets elsewhere.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. Our contract is little different in that we share part of the entire home value at the end of the contract.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

However, there are a number of attention-grabbing headlines, which unfortunately only compare today’s housing market to the very recent history of the last two years. It is always good to know where we are with the real estate market, but it is essential to keep all data in historical perspective. . Historically 2.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

And while real estate agents repping luxury homes aren’t seeing as many bidding wars as they did this summer , their respective housing markets are still crazy right now. Contracts during this time also skyrocketed 62%. Miami Realtor Ines Flax, with One Sotheby’s International , said her housing market is heating up this winter.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. “Job in December, up from 71.6 in November.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The truth is the market is still ultra-competitive, but there is a slightly better chance buyers can get into contract these days and maybe not pay as much above the asking price (maybe). Are buyers finally gaining more power?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2022

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $647,200) increased to 5.37% from 5.20%. The post What a dip in mortgage demand says about the housing market appeared first on HousingWire. The USDA share remained unchanged at 0.5%.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 15, 2021

A new study has found the gap between net new listings and the number of listings under contract is slowly narrowing, signaling an easing of home supply constraints. The post Relief in Sight for a Housing Market Short on Supply appeared first on DSNews.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 27, 2022

regions posted both month-over-month and year-over-year drops in contract activity. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The post Housing Market Sees a 3.8% All four major U.S. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) fell 3.8% in December. Year-over-year, transactions decreased 6.9%.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

But the East Coast seaside town was gaining popularity way before then – millennials , especially, began flocking to the Portland housing market in 2020 to take advantage of the city’s growing startup scene of biotechnology , bioscience and biopharma. A balanced market, Davin said, requires five to six months.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Pending home sales, like new home sales, are based on contract signings. Yun also expressed concern about a possible government shutdown, which could worsen the conditions in the housing market. “It Existing home sales also fell in August, down 15.3%

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

If mortgage rates peak, Fratantoni said, “potential buyers who had been scared off by the rate spike, might find their way back to the housing market.”. Census and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Signed contracts to purchase existing homes declined a wider-than-expected 8.6%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2023

“Pending home sales recorded the second-lowest monthly reading in 20 years as interest rates , which climbed at one of the fastest paces on record this year, drastically cut into the number of contract signings to buy a home,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. On a month over month basis, all four of the major U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2021

Hommel expressed concern that larger contracting firms like his might be left picking up the pieces when jobs are abandoned in the future by less-qualified contractors. ” The post Kingston is latest hot housing market for those leaving NYC appeared first on HousingWire. .

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Despite sluggish pending contract signings, the housing market is resilient with approximately three offers for each listing,” Lawrence Yun , the chief economist of NAR, said in a statement. annual drop recorded in April.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

The housing market looks different than it does during a typical spring, when the market is usually in full gear,” Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist at Bright MLS , said in a statement. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. annual drop recorded in March.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. of builders showed profitability with $1 million plus contracts on average. Homebuilding Contract Values.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Could a seller credit damage the chance of appraising at the purchase contract? These questions weren’t asked a year ago, but welcome to the 2023 housing market. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 1/18/23 WCR Market Update in Cameron Park (register here) 1/19/23 Big market update at SAR on […].

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

After eight months of consecutive gains, the consequences of low inventory finally caught up with the housing market in February. drop in the number of homes in contract from the prior month, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors. A healthy housing market is considered roughly six months of supply.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, unlike the market for new homes , which has recovered convincingly above last year’s lows (+31.5%), pending home sales continue to lag behind year-ago levels (-14.0%). An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index climbed to a reading of 77.6

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Despite the slight gain, pending contracts remain at historically low levels due to the highest mortgage rates in 20 years,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said in a statement. This underscores the importance of increased inventory in helping to get the overall housing market moving,” Yun added. In 2024, it will rise to 1.48

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

Pending home sales rose for the third month in a row in February, but at 0.8%, the uptick over January was less than is typically seen in the run-up to the spring housing market. Month-over-month, contract signings increased in three U.S. Overall, contract signings were down 21.1% In-contract deals rose 0.7%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Persistent inflation has proven quite harmful to the housing market,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. regions recorded year-over-year decreases in contract signings. All four major U.S. to a reading of 62.7.

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