Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These findings provide a strong economic base and cement walkable urban places and development as the wave of the future, as we move toward a more connected, environmentally sustainable way of life.” In addition, discussions are well underway between city leadership, neighborhood advocates and developers to consider placing a “lid” over I-5.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

Information from the National Mortgage Database shows 83% of all mortgage holders enjoy an interest rate below 5% when today’s average rate is about 6.5%. Legislation related to transit-oriented development did not pass. Falling new inventory is constraining transaction volumes while also supporting higher home prices.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

While these are promising developments, there will always be the affordability question. That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. home prices, up 14% year over year (YoY) by one measure, and escalating mortgage rates, which have risen about 2.1

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“That’s a triple whammy hitting potential homebuyers,” notes Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac, which buys many of our mortgage loans from lenders. People are looking at higher prices, there’s slim pickings in inventory and now we have higher mortgage rates.”. The new fees will take effect on April 1. “As

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

Well, I am only a single real estate professional with one opinion but, for me, the solution includes enacting a blend of corporate and federal dollars toward incentivizing the development of affordable for-purchase housing that targets under-served communities whose residents would otherwise find homeownership difficult to achieve.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

The index showed a growing difficulty to afford a home even while household income and mortgage rates improved compared to last year. And, Seattle’s attempt to force building developers to incorporate more affordable homes within their new residential endeavors yielded only 21 units in 2020 out of a swell of 224 construction projects.

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