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MAY 2, 2022

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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MAY 19, 2022

million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. This is something that I said would change the tone of housing, and we are seeing that result this year as sales decline and inventory picks up. We are not taking the unhealthy housing market theme off this marketplace.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. So where does all that drama leave us for 2023? Mortgage rates.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Recent market trends — including an improvement in mortgage rates, housing affordability and potential refinance opportunities — suggest positive signs for the real estate market this year, according to February’s Mortgage Monitor report from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). peak prior to the housing market downturn in 2006. “If

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

As we close out 2022, it’s time to reflect on a historic year for the housing market, which was even crazier than the COVID-19 year of 2020. A few months ago, I was asked to go on CNBC and talk about why I call this a housing recession and why this year reminds me a lot of 2018, but much worse on the four items above.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

RealTrends has been tracking housing market data since 1979, including households, home sales, average mortgage rates , etc. Even during the downturn of 2006-2010, this factor only hit a low of 3.84% (2010). RIP 2023 — Whew, that was a year none of us would like to live through again. How bad was last year?

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MARCH 18, 2024

For agents navigating and servicing the American housing market , acknowledging its profound evolution over recent decades is crucial. Looking back to the 2005 and 2006 real estate peak, lofty home prices reached a then staggering-sounding high of $230,200 in July 2006. year-over-year increase to 70,829.

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JULY 19, 2022

The June housing starts data beat estimates with positive revisions, however, this doesn’t change the housing market recession call that I made last month. As you can see below, we never got back to the peak of the housing bubble years when single-family starts growth was driven by credit demand, which wasn’t sustainable.

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APRIL 8, 2022

In time, markets always find balance and balance is a good thing. But, that doesn’t mean housing is going to crash. I set a specific home-price growth model for the years 2020-2024 that said if home prices only grew at 23% during this five-year period, the housing market would still be OK, given wage growth.

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JUNE 23, 2021

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JULY 3, 2024

Today’s housing market suffers from affordability issues due to mortgage rates in the 7s and high home prices. People are quick to panic over any part of the housing market that looks stressed, fearing we’ll see 2008 levels of destruction all over again. Why choose 2011?

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JULY 29, 2022

A few months ago, the United States housing market failed Econ 101. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, February 2022. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. Bellingham, WA 51.7% -8.3%

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to multiple real estate agents and mortgage brokers, low interest rates and a high percentage of “essential” jobs in their town has kept the housing market and local economy strong. rise in houses sold in the same timeframe – from 670 to 940. rise in houses sold in the same timeframe – from 670 to 940.

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JULY 25, 2022

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. Freddie Mac projects that home-price growth will average 12.8%

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AUGUST 1, 2022

June saw both record-low home price appreciation and the largest single-month increase of for-sale inventory in 12 years, resulting in a cool down in the housing market. And the housing market would likely slow further in the coming months if mortgage rates remain persistently high. million in June from $1.56

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JULY 29, 2024

Recent data from First American (First Am) Data & Analytics’ Real House Price Index (RHPI) reveals a significant shift in the housing market, with increased housing supply leading to improved affordability in some areas. Affordability improved year-over-year in only five of the top 50 markets.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

From 1998 to 2006, according to Freddie Mac , the median annual mortgage rate was 6.45%. Therefore, there were more housing sales in 1996 than there will be this year. This is something that housing industry leaders should be thinking about — carefully. The history of housing. from 2005 to 2006, then another 22.4%

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MAY 8, 2024

You can see the drastic change this made in the Mortgage Bankers Association Credit Availability index , below, which skyrocketed in 2005 and 2006 before an epic collapse in 2008. On top of more legitimate buyers, we fixed the credit markets, meaning housing credit looks fantastic. Demographics also play a role here.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2022

It’s an excellent time to discuss housing inventory. The housing market shifted in March of this year. As the 10-year yield broke above 1.94% and mortgage rates rose, we saw the impact on housing data. Yes, crazy to think, but this is a survey trend data line, and the housing market was in free-fall at that time.

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APRIL 23, 2021

soared 18% year-over-year in March 2021 to a median of $356,000, according to a report Redfin released Friday that provided stark evidence of a housing market where demand greatly exceeds supply. Homes sold in March were on the market for 21 days, per the report, the shortest period between listing and sale since 2012.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2021

While we may be ready to firmly plant our feet in 2021, we shouldn’t leave the past 12 months behind without taking a critical look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market, and how it will pave the way for 2021 and beyond.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Rather than fear the storm, Keller Williams agents embody resilience and adaptability to conquer any market challenge. Keller kicked off the first day of the two-day gathering by offering his take on the housing market and economic conditions. sides, however, the average market volume per agent is projected to come in at $1.44

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AUGUST 11, 2020

I already hear murmurs from the fear-mongering housing bears that once the forbearance plans expire, we can expect to see a collapse of the housing market in America like we haven’t seen since the bubble years. The post Here’s why we won’t see a housing crisis after COVID-19 appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

housing market was the single best outperforming economic sector globally during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Due to the solid demand for homes, housing supply for both new and existing homes are at all-time lows. Demand right now is not an issue for both the existing and new home sales market. New Home Supply.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Despite what they promised, we sit here today with the United States housing market outperforming all other economic sectors in the world during the pandemic. In order for the housing market to crash due to too many loans going into default when forbearance programs end, the number of loans in these programs needs to grow.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

housing market , we just experienced an event that most people never thought could happen. Total housing costs for American homeowners versus their wages are meager, and most will buy a home right away when they sell. Looking at housing this way, the last four decades make sense. The days on market were too low.

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JULY 6, 2022

Home price growth slowed in May, showing signs of a cooling housing market. But housing is the least affordable it has been since the mid-1980s as mortgage rates rise and home values soar, driven by low housing inventory, a new Black Knight report suggests. in May from a revised 20.4% in May from a revised 20.4%

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“This is about the same rate of price growth that occurred during the 2002 through 2006 period when subprime lending drove exuberant housing demand. “But that is where the similarities end. Housing equity is at an all-time high, providing homeowners a very deep cushion against a downturn. ”

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

HW Media , publisher of HousingWire , RealTrends and Reverse Mortgage Daily , announced today that it has closed on the strategic acquisition of Altos Research , the premier resource for real-time real estate data, providing weekly market statistics, analysis and reporting for 99% of the zip codes in the U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Meanwhile, homeowners who bought in January 2000, January 2006 and January 2013 have received boosts of $414,000, $338,000, and $343,000, respectively. trillion in home equity at the end of 2023, up from $15 trillion in 2006, the previous peak of the housing cycle. Overall, U.S. homeowners held $31.8

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

below its 2006 peak. Home price growth remained scorching hot as the housing market entered the dog days of summer, but data released in the weeks since indicate cooler days in the months to come,” Matthew Speakman a Zillow economist said in a statement.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

census divisions rose 7% in September from a year ago, the greatest year-over-year gain since 2014, and nearly 23% higher than its last peak in 2006. Home prices are normally sticky, meaning that they often take a while to respond to market shifts,” said Matthew Speakman, economist at Zillow.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The higher cost of homeownership has clearly eroded affordability, as inflation-adjusted monthly mortgage expenses are now even higher than they were at their former peak in 2006.”. CoreLogic expects to see a more “balanced” housing market in the coming year, with year-over-year appreciation slowing to 3.8%

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

On Wednesday, existing home sales collapsed near the lows we saw during COVID-19 and back in 2007 when the housing bubble burst. In addition, this is the fourth straight month of inventory declining, while days on the market are growingl! I have never believed in this concept because of how the housing market credit channels work.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Despite the population decline, Illinois’ housing market remains relatively strong. The state has an Altos Research Market Action Index score of 44, which is above the national score of 39. Altos considers anything above 30 to be indicative of a seller’s market. It’s depressing,” Laricy said of the downtown market.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

“Increased inventory of homes for sale, near historic low mortgage rates and favorable demographics means more housing demand, ” Odeta Kushi, the First American deputy chief economist said in a statement. This is a strong purchase market and the uptick in inventory is bringing back some buyers who pulled back during peak frenzy.”.

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