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Will Springer Realtor

Even with aggressive changes to state and local zoning and fewer obstacles for building developers, the highly regarded Urban Institute estimates that by 2044 the Puget Sound region will be 140K homes shy of real demand. All has apparently been settled before reaching trial, according to the HOA and its building management company.

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Signs of Inflation Expand Well Beyond Housing Prices

Will Springer Realtor

home was $313,000 through February, a sharp 16% higher from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The national median family income rose just 4% from 2019 to 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, while most home prices are jumping each year by 10% or more. housing markets.

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RISING INFLATION, RATES TRIP UP HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

The median income for Millennials who are actively buying or intend to buy a home soon is about $82K, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). While the number of new listings in June jumped 8.2% in new listings and 57% in active listings at the start of this month (3256), up 124% from a year ago.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

While these are promising developments, there will always be the affordability question. That includes 621 fewer Pending contracts in April 2022 than the previous April, as the net number of new listings remains on average lower than in years past. CONDO NEWS. Click here for the full monthly report.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

People love experiences to fill their memory bank and social media feed – and real estate developers are listening. Residents want to enjoy memorable moments within their community, according to research from The New Homes Trends Institute. The number of new listings in the previous month and remaining on the market as of Oct.

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

Housing starts – the number of units builders would begin if development kept pace for the next 12 months – increased 19% nationally to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 They have declined for two consecutive months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Now, home builders would need to construct as many as 1.2

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

One aspect of rising housing prices is ballooning materials costs for new home builders. You have read here before how lumber prices have soared about 250% in the past year, prompting real concern among developers who are seeing profits dwindle. Among other revised national forecasts from NAR: New-home sales will rise 20%.