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How the housing market will evolve in 2023

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. Long-term mortgage rates responded by rising from 3.25% in early 2022 to over 7.25% in October 2022, more than doubling. Inventory What does that mean for housing?

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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

Competition in the housing market is heating up heading into May and June. Home prices are surging in major U.S. metros, with coastal California cities and Seattle leading the charge in monthly home value growth, according to Zillow’s newest market report. properties are spending minimal time on the market.

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Even with falling rates, the housing market is shaping up to be bad in Q4

Housing Wire

That’s the largest year over year existing home sales decrease since 2007. More potential homebuyers were squeezed out from qualifying for a mortgage in October as mortgage rates climbed higher,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Unsold inventory sits at a 3.3-month

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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since January 2009, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. Median home prices in August fell 0.98% in August, only slightly better than July’s 1.05% monthly decline. With mortgage rates at 6.7% With mortgage rates at 6.7%

Inventory 523
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Market Still Strong as Low Inventory Persists- February Newsletter

DW Slater Company

So what’s happening in the housing markets here? The past six months have been full of very drastic changes as the rapid mortgage rate increases causing many markets to begin to decline. Our markets are still strong. The demand for housing decreased with the higher mortgage rates as it decreased buyer power.

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DataDigest: How and where homebuilders are closing deals

Housing Wire

For the fourth consecutive month , homebuilder confidence sank in November, according to the National Association of Home Builders /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index published last week. Confidence rose in the Northeast to 53, signaling that builders there are slightly optimistic about market conditions. 2019 level. 2019 level.

Inventory 427
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Don’t expect a drastic housing market turnaround in 2023, Fitch Ratings says

Housing Wire

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. In addition, the credit rating agency expects mortgage rates to move even higher in 2023 and home prices to decline by up to 5%. “We