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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory disappoints again

Housing Wire

After seeing disappointing inventory growth two weeks ago , which I chalked up to the Memorial Day holiday, I was hoping for a big push in active listings last week, but that didn’t happen. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory grew 6,722 weekly. First, it took the longest time in U.S.

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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

What’s more, operating costs for apartment and SFR (single-family rental) operators are up significantly since 2019 due to higher property taxes, insurance, and payroll costs. That’s a factor too of higher inventory.” occupied — one of the lowest numbers RealPage has recorded since 2010.

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Pending home sales fell 7.1% in August

Housing Wire

It will disrupt some home sales in the short run due to the lack of flood insurance or delays in government-backed mortgage issuance,” he said. Yun also expressed concern about a possible government shutdown, which could worsen the conditions in the housing market. “It

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Why owning a home is the best hedge against inflation

Housing Wire

On top of all that, since inventory is at all-time lows, it’s been harder and harder for first-time homebuyers to win some bids because they don’t have more money to bring into the bidding process. Yes, your property tax or insurance might go up, but the mortgage payment is generally fixed.

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Homeowners are staying in place twice as long as they did 20 years ago: Redfin

Housing Wire

were 65 and older as of 2020, up from 13% in 2010,” the report reads. Homeowner tenure is projected to remain flat, but a larger share of homeowners remaining in place is also contributing to an inventory shortage, according to the report. Older generations have an outsized level of influence over the U.S.

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

Even with this increase, fixed-rate loans will still be cheaper than they were before the pandemic: In the 2010-2019 decade the interest rate averaged 4.1% In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market. for 30-year fixed-rate loans.

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Could online mortgage lenders reduce discrimination against Black homebuyers?

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency house-price index rose 12% last year due to low inventories and high demand. Historic government institutionalized discrimination includes actions like “redlining,” where the Federal Housing Administration would refuse to insure mortgages in and around Black neighborhoods.

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