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Despite lack of supply, existing home sales rise 6.7%

Housing Wire

Homebuyers flocked to what little inventory existed in January, with existing-home sales rising 6.7% percent sales growth in January was good news, the drop in for-sale inventory to an all-time low at 860,000 units is a cause for concern,” said Joel Kan, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s AVP of economic and industry forecasting.

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Logan Mohtashami on why this is a savagely unhealthy housing market

Housing Wire

The one thing that has happened in 2022 that has been worse is that national inventory levels have worsened in 2022 to start the year. Inventory has been falling for years. Logan Mohtashami: People know that I haven’t been a big fan of this housing market since inventory levels broke under 1.52

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Supply chain issues still stymieing homebuilders

Housing Wire

Strong buyer demand in February helped offset supply chain challenges and a surge in lumber prices, according to Chuck Fowke, NAHB chairman. Inventory remains low, as well. Homesnap foresees the current housing shortage continuing in 2021 unless more sellers enter the housing market.

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An Uncertain Future for iBuying Operations

Appraisal Buzz

Since 2020, iBuying has soared in popularity as many sellers have taken advantage since the start of the pandemic. Sellers used iBuying to bypass the lengthy aspects of the traditional homebuying process to receive cash payments in an expedited manner. Either way, sellers should decide what’s worth more to them.

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4th Qtr 2021 Housing Market Report for Atlanta

Hank Miller Team

In addition the last quarter being traditionally slow, the big influences on the market were inflation levels unseen in 40 yrs, supply chain shortages, labor issues and of course the rise and run of the omicron covid variant. The curtain fell on 2021 and the housing market report for greater Atlanta can be succinctly summed up; crazy.

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How Will War, Inflation and Rising Interest Rates Affect the Real Estate Market

Eppraisal

From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to continued supply chain disruptions to increasing urban crime to inflation -- always inflation -- we are bombarded with challenging circumstances and pessimistic forecasts. So, the imbalance of buyers to sellers continues to worsen. Will Real Estate Suffer for Putin's Mistake?

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The Current State of The Homebuilding Industry

Eppraisal

From COVID-19 interventions to supply chain disruptions to record inflation, the hits kept coming against a real estate market that was already experiencing diminished inventories and a growing pool of buyers. Prior to COVID, i.e. March of 2020, inventory was already falling. economy, home building prominent among them.