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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

Housing Wire

Since the weaker CPI data was released in November, bond yields and mortgage rates have been heading lower. The question then was: What would lower mortgage rates do to this data? Now, with five weeks of data in front of us, we can say they have stabilized the market. Mortgage rates went from a low of 2.5%

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The last time houses were this unaffordable was 2006

Housing Wire

in February, which was the first month to see price growth greater than 20%, according to Black Knight ’s monthly mortgage monitor report. housing was the least affordable ever back in July 2006 when it took 34.1% Since the start of 2022, rates have gone up 200 basis points and housing prices have surged 5.9%.

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New homes are selling like it’s 2006 again

Housing Wire

Low mortgage rates and incredible buyer demand won out over pressure from soaring lumber prices in March as single-family new home sales rose 20.7% 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. .

Buyers 505
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Positive signs abound for 2024 housing market: ICE

Housing Wire

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). Mortgage rates held at 6.71% as of Jan.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory finally rises

Housing Wire

Can we now say that the housing market ‘s spring selling season is finally underway? Since 2020, the seasonal bottom for housing inventory has arrived several months later than normal, making it more complicated to track housing inventory data. months shows how far we are from 2008 housing economics.

Inventory 545
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Just how bad was 2023 for the housing market?

Housing Wire

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). Mortgage rates are not likely to return to the 3.0% How bad was last year? The factor for 2023 was 3.58%.

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The health of this housing market: Comparing 2024 data to 2011

Housing Wire

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?