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New homes are selling like it’s 2006 again

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million seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. This is the fastest sales pace since September 2006. The post New homes are selling like it’s 2006 again appeared first on HousingWire. from February to a 1.02 Census Bureau. lower than March 2020.

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The last time houses were this unaffordable was 2006

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housing was the least affordable ever back in July 2006 when it took 34.1% Adjustable-rate mortgages, which typically have lower interest rates than fixed-rate mortgages, have become an attractive option for borrowers in a challenging housing market. percentage points of the prior record,” Graboske added.

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2021 housing market outlook: No signs of slowing

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2020 has been a remarkably strong year for the housing market. Incredibly, next year’s housing market outlook is poised to be much stronger. The market should shatter that pace in 2021, potentially hitting 6.9 million homes sold – 21.8% The rest of this content is for HW+ members. Already a member?

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Housing market inventory is starting to recover

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That’s up 37% from a year ago, but it’s important to take into account that the COVID-19 virus first took hold of the housing market in March 2020, said Doug Duncan, chief economist at Fannie Mae. “The March pace was the second strongest since 2006, surpassed only by this past December’s reading,” Duncan said.

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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

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What I mean by a credit bust is that after the housing bubble burst in 2005 into 2006, we saw a massive increase in supply. Since they were distressed forced sellers, inventory skyrocketed in 2006 and stayed very elevated in 2007 and 2008. Only from 2006-2011 did we see this break due to forced sellers who couldn’t buy homes.

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The housing market is hot, but not in a bubble

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Existing home sales came in at a whopping 6,850,000 , beating estimates with the highest print since 2006. Days on market fell from 36 days to 21 days on a year-over-year basis. The housing market is hot. You may be told that future moderation indicates “cracks in the housing market, but don’t buy into it.

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Why is the housing market thriving in a pandemic?

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The deadliest pandemic in more than a century has failed to derail the housing market because of the lowest mortgage rates ever recorded coupled with a shift in how people use their homes. It was the highest sales level since 2006 and the biggest monthly increase on record. million in July, NAR said in an Aug.