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Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?

Housing Wire

Today, however, the purchase application data is actually down to levels we saw in 2009 ! How can housing inventory be so low today when it skyrocketed back in 2009? We have more housing starts under construction now than in recent history! We have a lot of multifamily construction going on that won’t help the homebuyer.

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Millennials struggle to compete with boomers for homes

Housing Wire

From 2009 to 2019, the share of recent buyers who are 60 years and old grew 47% , while the share of recent buyers ages 18-39 fell by 13%. From 2009 to 2019, the share of recent buyers who are 60 years and old grew 47% , while the share of recent buyers ages 18-39 fell by 13%.

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Housing starts reach nine-month high in December

Housing Wire

Construction of single-family homes dropped 2.3% from November to 1.172 million units, the construction of multifamily units again posted a sizable increase of 13.7% Housing demand has outstripped supply since 2009,” First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi said in a statement. 2021 was a strong year for construction.”.

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Two years after fleeing to the suburbs, homebuyers have flocked back to cities

Housing Wire

That’s evident in the annual profile of home buyers and sellers from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which provides data on dozens of real estate trends. Between 2009 and 2021, the typical home purchased was built in the early 1990s. The age of homes purchased is also telling.

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Hispanic Homeowners Reduce the Home Value Gap

Appraisal Buzz

The gap was as wide as 18% in 2012, following the global financial crisis of 2007–2009, when many minority communities were hit especially hard, setting back progress by several years. Hispanic-owned homes are currently worth 11.9% less than homes owned by non-Hispanic white households, down from 12.1% last year and a recent high of 12.4%

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How builders can support baby boomers in their second phase of life

Housing Wire

New construction in age-restricted communities is becoming a rising trend. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the number of homes being built in age-restricted communities has grown significantly, since 2009, with about 6% of all new homes built for those either age 55 and older or 62 and older, as of 2022.

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Opinion: The ripple effect on the U.S. housing market from China’s real estate crisis

Housing Wire

in 2008 and 2009. some luxury residential markets that saw an influx of Chinese buyers could be particularly vulnerable. This could make raising capital for new construction projects harder, and more expensive, everywhere. Like a slow-motion train wreck at first, it is now definitively off the rails and heading over a cliff.