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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. These headwinds are causing both buyers and sellers to hold out for better circumstances.” Other indices showed significantly higher mortgage rates this week.

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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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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. homes flipped in the first quarter of 2021, 10 percent were sold to buyers using loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), down from 11.6% were flipped in the first quarter. Of the 32,526 U.S.

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Tight credit, high rates and low inventory add to buyers’ affordability struggles 

Housing Wire

This is compounding the challenges for potential home buyers and the origination market alike, Walden said. According to the report, purchase credit scores in April were the highest on record, dating back to 2000, when Black Knight first started tracking the metric.

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Buyers’ FOMO on Lower Rates May Cause Increase in Home Purchases Before Spring

Appraisal Buzz

less expensive than in January 2000. “In The post Buyers’ FOMO on Lower Rates May Cause Increase in Home Purchases Before Spring appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. Real house prices increased 1.5% between October 2021 and November 2021, and increased 21% between November 2020 and November 2021. Real house prices are 5.6%

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

“If they get a higher offer that has financing, then when appraisal comes back, the buyer is going to renegotiate the sales price to be closer to appraised value.”. Garrett said aside from cash buyers, he also has clients who have money to offset any appraisal gap. From Fredericksburg to Boerne to north of San Antonio…you name it.

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‘Political uncertainty’ has no historical impact on home sales: John Burns

Housing Wire

“But do these potential buyers have any bearing on overall home sales? We have found that this type of buyer is the exception rather than the rule.” Be cautious about overstating these buyers’ impact on broader housing demand when the data says otherwise.”