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House flipping hits lowest level since 2000

Housing Wire

of all home sales in the first quarter of 2021 were flips — or one in 37 transactions, the lowest level since 2000. The post House flipping hits lowest level since 2000 appeared first on HousingWire. Per a report from ATTOM , a national property database, 32,526 single-family homes and condominiums in the U.S. Of the 32,526 U.S.

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Mortgage rates surge to highest level since 2000

Housing Wire

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the highest level since the year 2000,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said. 28, up 12 basis point from last week ’s 7.19%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.70% a year ago at this time.

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Mortgage apps decline 2.3% to the lowest level since 2000

Housing Wire

Demand for mortgage loans declined to the lowest level since 2000 last week due to affordability challenges and uncertainties regarding the U.S. decline from the previous week and fell 82% from the same week in 2021 to its lowest level since November 2000, driven by a 6% drop in conventional refi applications. for the week ending Aug.

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Manufactured Homes Appreciating at Rates Comparable to Site-Built Homes

Appraisal Buzz

The report , which includes government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage data for manufactured homes, reveals that between 2000 and 2024, manufactured homes appreciated at nearly identical rates to site-built homes, growing approximately 5% annually. and 209.6%, respectively. These states accounted for 32.2%

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Single Women Defying Housing Market Trends

Appraisal Buzz

The share of single women with a bachelors degree or higher has grown from 20% in 2000 to 34% in 2024. At the same time, their real median household income has risen more than 20% from 2000 to 2023, significantly improving their ability to purchase homes.

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Real estate investors purchased 16% of homes in Q3 2024

Housing Wire

The report is based on an analysis of home purchase records from 39 of the most populous metro areas since 2000. The Seattle-based brokerage found that real estate investor purchases dropped by 2.3% year over year in Q3 2024, representing a small change after four years of fluctuations.

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The housing market is ‘failing older adults,’ Urban Institute says

Housing Wire

In 2000, 11.5% Over the past two decades, the number of senior households considered severely cost burdened those spending more than half their income on housing has nearly doubled, rising from 5.2 million to nearly 11.7 million, the report explained, citing survey data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.