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Federal Reserve approves interest rate hike of half a percentage point

Housing Wire

.” As news of the Fed’s decision circulated, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all rose and extended gains while Realtors, loan officers, mortgage brokers and other industry professionals considered the immediate ramifications on the housing market. ” Powell said “after expanding at a robust 5.5%

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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. economy, especially the mortgage and housing sector.

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Keller Williams launches KW New Homes Community

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Sales continued to trend lower in June as some builders slow sales contracts to manage supply-chains, amidst longer delivery times and higher construction costs,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. Census Bureau. on a year-to-date basis.

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Dearth of new construction strains migration hotspot of Alabama

Housing Wire

We are very bullish on Alabama and its long-term prospects,” Jeremy Walker, CEO of the Alabama Realtors Association , said. “We Walker said the prospect of lower mortgage rates is prompting many agents to feel more positive about the 2024 housing market.

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The historic multifamily construction boom is already fading

Housing Wire

David Meyer is thankful that his business is still plugging along during the wildest housing market in decades. With mortgage rates hovering around 7% and home prices still at record highs, buyers across America are calling off the house hunt and finding multifamily apartments. . Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Homebuilders are primed for an even better 2024

Housing Wire

. “The new home market has been extraordinary in 2023, and I think heading into 2024, we’re going to have the golden age of new home construction,” David O’Reilly, CEO of Howard Hughes , said in a recent CNBC interview. Let’s look at the new construction forecast for 2024. Dietz estimates that the U.S. is short of 1.5

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Ohio Land for Sale: Is the Market Still Ripe for Growth in 2022?

The Robert Weiler Company

And undeveloped land is increasingly attractive for investors after favorable reports from the Ohio REALTORS®. Our land brokers anticipate steady demand from land buyers, other CRE investors, land developers, and tenants in Ohio, Central Ohio, and Columbus, Ohio. See below why we feel Ohio land for sale market is still ripe for growth.