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Home sales will be weak in 2024 regardless of “soft landing”: Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

“In order to achieve a soft landing, economic growth will have to slow to a rate that is below trend for some time in order for the unemployment rate to rise sufficiently to cause wage growth to slow consistent with a 2% inflation target over the long term, but not so slow that the economy falls into a contraction,” the ESR group said.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

= 32% of Homes for Sale in the Fourth Quarter Were Newly Built — Just Shy of the Record High Redfin reports new construction has taken up a growing share of the for-sale housing pie because homebuilding has increased and the number of individual homeowners selling has decreased. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.14

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Experience Matters

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

When making a decision to contract just about anyone to perform a service, one of the most important qualifiers for most is the experience one brings to the table. You really don’t want someone building your deck who has never built one before or replacing your transmission if they have never worked on cars.

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Expanding Supply, Easing Prices Bring Relief to King County Housing Market

Will Springer Realtor

Meantime, the number of contract listings – known as Pending sales – rose 6.1% New Construction In August, new home construction starts increased by 9.6%, according to KPMG’s latest research. Completed home construction jumped to 1.79M units on a 12-month basis, the highest level since January 2007.

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How to select appraisal comps

Appraisal Today

acre lot, built in 2009 This elegant, Georgian mansion is said to be owned by a former executive with ties to the Grey Goose vodka fortune. The 24-room residence was custom built in 2009 and is loaded with exquisite finishes. This definitely increased the development costs in the new construction, resulting in higher home prices.

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South Florida 2024 Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

This report breaks down sales, average prices, the number of active listings, and how many listings went under contract for 2024 compared to 2023 and discusses what is predicted to unfold in 2024. The number of homes placed under contract (pending) decreased by 9.8% Pending sales are at a level not seen since 2009.

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“It’s crazy”: Homebuilders big and small struggle to finish projects

Housing Wire

homebuilder, housing starts, lumber, builders, builder confidence, construction. Owing to a historic inventory crunch, new construction is playing a more prominent role in the housing inventory landscape in decades. of homes for sale were new construction. million homes are under construction, the highest level in decades.