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Why is the El Paso housing market so hot right now?

Housing Wire

Moreover, 30% of El Paso shoppers are looking at local homes from out-of-state, with top views coming from New York, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles.”. A Redfin statistical study of the El Paso housing market showed a 2% year-over year rise in new listings (936 from September 2019 to 956 in September 2020) and a gigantic 40.3%

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Despite Falling Rates, King County Housing Market Flops to End Forgettable Year

Will Springer Realtor

The 802 new listings in December was a low not seen since records were archived online from 1990. No other month has fallen below 1000 new listings in more than three decades of record keeping. No other month has fallen below 1000 new listings in more than three decades of record keeping. But by how much?

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

First, let’s set the scene: Housing inventory is shrinking year to year in most parts of the country and there are no signs of significant replenishment over the horizon. Some developers are delivering smaller homes in the form of four- and six-plex townhomes on a parcel of land that once featured a single-family house.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

Most zoning laws grant units up to 1000 sq. Also known as a mother-in-law or cottage, the dwellings can offer viable housing to younger buyers seeking to save for their first home or enable seniors to age within a familiar neighborhood. . >> Inventory levels are mounting in King, now at 1.9 year-on-year (YoY).

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Home Prices Rising Toward Record Highs – Again

Will Springer Realtor

The county saw the combined number of single-family, townhome and condo listings increase in June by 4.4% While that percentage may appear strong, it’s nothing compared to the April-to-May rise of 18%, signaling a probable cooling of new listings in the future. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%

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HOME BUYERS FACING ‘TRIPLE-WHAMMY’ EFFECT

Will Springer Realtor

People are looking at higher prices, there’s slim pickings in inventory and now we have higher mortgage rates.”. We covered this topic of “missing middle” housing last month , and state legislators appear serious about enacting laws that will encourage more building of high-density homes in urban, transit-friendly areas of the state.

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Will Springer Realtor

The pending law is on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature. Legislation related to transit-oriented development did not pass. Falling new inventory is constraining transaction volumes while also supporting higher home prices. And, opening this year, Graystone.