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The state of US homeownership: Younger buyers hold the key

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My housing economic model started in 2010 and I separated my work into two different timelines. The weaker demographics for homeownership and the disappearance of exotic loan options meant that the market couldn’t maintain such high numbers for long. The loan profile of buyers during the post-2010 expansion is excellent.

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First American: Home sales are weaker than they seem

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households gives a misleading impression of housing market strength. He said this puts todays housing market at sales levels similar to the early 1980s, apart from the brief dip in 2010 that followed the expiration of a first-time homebuyer tax credit. of total households.

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This is not 2008 all over again for the housing market

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When you hear people say that the current housing market is like 2008 all over again, you may want to remind them of the huge differences between this market and that one. The previous economic expansion, from 2010-2019, wasn’t a housing bubble. But is it a bubble? Become a member today. Already a member?

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Housing market outlook for 2021…and beyond

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With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. average during the 2010 to 2019 time period. Get $75 off your initial membership with coupon code “intro75” The post Housing market outlook for 2021…and beyond appeared first on HousingWire.

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How Delta variant may impact housing market

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The following Q&A comes from the HW+ exclusive Slack channel, where HousingWire’s Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami answered questions on what to make of the latest housing data, his forecast for the rest of this year, and whether or not the housing market is returning to normal. This was my big fear. Become a member today.

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How demographics shaped the housing market in 2021

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An often-forgotten turn of luck for the American economy is that the housing market entered a period of the best housing demographics ever recorded in history the same year that COVID grabbed hold of us. As I always stress every time I can, housing broke out before COVID-19 hit us. Become a member today. Already a member?

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Fannie Mae on Q4: Existing home sales will be lowest since 2010

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The housing market has not hit the bottom in existing home sales yet, Fannie Mae projected. million on an annualized basis – the lowest since Q3 2010. With mortgage rates having previously soared to around 8% , existing home sales will likely decline further to bottom out in early 2024. million in 2023, 4.7 million in 2025.