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Mortgage market affordability and inventory challenges

Housing Wire

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today. Let’s start with the good news.

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Fannie Mae cuts origination forecast for 2022

Housing Wire

Limited inventory, supply chain disruptions and concerns about inflation have led economists at Fannie Mae to lower their mortgage origination forecasts for the remainder of this year and into 2022. It also downsized its 2022 mortgage origination volume forecast by $55 billion to $3.25 trillion from the $4.36 in 2022.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

Rising interest rates and a slowing economy overall are already taking some of the air out of the rapid home-price appreciation the housing market has experience over the past year, according to the recently released Federal Reserve Beige Book for July. Overall, annual mortgage origination levels are expected to be $2.8

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Pending home sales drop, but there’s a silver lining

Housing Wire

Despite the decline, many industry observers see big potential for the housing market in the year ahead. It’s no secret that low mortgage rates and societal shifts brought on by COVID-19 have collided to form a red-hot housing market. That said, there has been an increase in permits and requests to build new homes.”.

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Insane lumber prices mean new homes cost $24K more

Housing Wire

That drop in builder confidence is in spite of sky-high buyer demand, which hasn’t waned despite rising home prices and climbing mortgage rates – the latter up 30 basis points from February. Policymakers must address building material supply chain issues to help the economy sustain solid growth in 2021.”.

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Raleigh Real Estate Trends + Forecast for 2022

Raleigh Realty

A healthy housing market indicates a healthy national economy. It’s no secret Raleigh is an up-and-coming city, but how’s the local real estate market doing? Census Bureau) These are all significant green flags for the real estate market in Raleigh. Redfin) Condos and co-ops are spending more days on the market in Raleigh.

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Rising costs, COVID cases dip builder confidence

Housing Wire

fell to a four-month low in January as builders expressed concerns about higher house prices, COVID-related supply chain issues and construction costs. Builder confidence in single-family homes dropped to 83 in January from 86 in December, according to the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.