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‘Big Short’ investor warns of growing threat to home values

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Home equity is the bright gem of the housing market

Housing Wire

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.

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Home prices in opportunity zones show mixed trends in Q1 2024

Housing Wire

These areas have shown a pattern of home values that track national trends over the past three years. Nonetheless, the overall trend suggests economic resilience in these distressed communities compared to broader markets, even as the decade-long housing boom slows. territories.

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First-time buyers need to earn $64,500 to afford a typical starter home

Housing Wire

“The most affordable homes for sale are no longer affordable to people with lower budgets due to the combination of rising prices and rising rates. That’s locking many Americans out of the housing market altogether, preventing them from building equity and ultimately building lasting wealth. to $347,300 in Austin, and down 9.7%

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Invest in real estate, not the stock market

Housing Wire

The stock market is a funny game. Not the kind of game that the rookie Game Stop investors are used to playing, but a real-life, action-packed, form of entertainment that toys with millions of Americans’ emotions and finances every day. The stock market is at an all-time high, finishing 2020 at record levels.

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A housing boom doesn’t portend a bust

Housing Wire

This article is part of our housing market economic update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. Annual house price growth hit a record high in 2021, over 17%, and growth remains in the double digits thus far in 2022.

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Omar Ennabe

Housing Wire

Omar Ennabe: The obvious trends I follow would be the ones related to our business, such as housing trends, home values and interest rates. But, I am confident that this question was intended to reference the housing market. I am not too worried about the housing market in the long term.