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Supply Chains to Improve, Job Market Strengthens

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However, it is not likely to see the housing market and the broader economy immediately return to pre-pandemic norms. As the economy was … The post Supply Chains to Improve, Job Market Strengthens appeared first on DSNews. Fortunately, 2022 is on track and predicted to be more stable than the past two years.

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The housing market slowdown has only just begun: Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

Economists at Fannie Mae say the Federal Reserve ‘s fiscal policy is having its desired effect on the housing market – home price growth began to slow in the summer, and the GSE says the housing slowdown will continue through 2023. The mortgage market is projected to slip further to $2.17 trillion in 2022.

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What a dismal jobs report means for the housing market

Housing Wire

HousingWire spoke to housing market economists and mortgage industry veterans to get their take on how they believe the jobs report will impact the mortgage and housing industries. The post What a dismal jobs report means for the housing market appeared first on HousingWire. Instead, the U.S.

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Inflation slows to 7.1% in November, a boost for the housing market

Housing Wire

It is very good news for the housing market, which has suffered greatly from the affects of rate hikes over the last nine months. from a year ago, suggesting that supply-chain issues may be easing. Housing market observers are watching closely. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% year-over-year.

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Logan Mohtashami on why this is a savagely unhealthy housing market

Housing Wire

Due to this reality, I have downgraded the housing market from unhealthy housing to a savagely unhealthy housing market. HousingWire: Switching gears really quickly, have you received any feedback on your savagely unhealthy housing market piece ? The days on the market to sell a home is too low.

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

Supply shocks soothed Among the pandemic’s many ripple effects, two hit hard on homebuilders’ costs: a sudden increase in homebuyer demand and supply chain shocks due to lockdowns and capacity cuts by producers who had anticipated economic slowdowns. and many individual commodity prices actually fell.”

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DataDigest: What happens when insurance carriers abandon America’s biggest housing markets

Housing Wire

With material and labor shortages, and supply chain issues, it is taking a year-and-a-half to two years to complete a property. “I do a lot with new construction and homeowners’ insurance is cheaper on new builds because they are brand new,” said Sandy Williams, an eXp Realty agent in Sarasota.

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