Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2023

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. And, the recent uptick in mortgage rates to almost 7% slowed purchase application data again. Of course, we have a third story in this U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. Mortgage rates. So where does all that drama leave us for 2023?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Home Prices will fall, but don’t expect 2010. There will be two key differences between 2023 and 2010. First, mortgage lending standards have remained high after the last bubble. People can afford to pay their mortgages. The event is exclusively for HW+ members , and you can go here to register. months nationally.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August 2010. Selma Happ, the chief economist at CoreLogic , said transaction data suggests that existing home sales are leveling off despite the uptick in mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Existing home sales fell in today’s report , which isn’t surprising, but one headline that shocked some people was that home prices are still up year over year, even with higher inventory and higher mortgage rates. From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in March was $393,500, an increase of 4.8% All four U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

I don’t need to see total active listing get back to the historical range of 2-2.5 New listings are declining now. Inventory is always seasonal, but the decline in new listings this year was not what I wanted to see. This is not encouraging news at all, in my view. From Redfin.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

Credit channels and inventory channels both changed after 2010 because of the qualified mortgage laws and the 2005 bankruptcy reform laws. Once mortgage rates rise in this environment, it can lead to big-time demand destruction, which is what has happened. million would mean much better mortgage demand. million in May.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

If we are trending below 4 million — a possibility with new listing data trending at all-time lows — then we have much weaker demand than people think. One thing higher mortgage rates have done for sure is that home-price growth is cooling down noticeably since the big spike in rates. are different post-2010. economy.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

As a result, markets were quick to respond, driving mortgage spreads and rates much higher than most experts expected by this time of year. At over 5%, mortgage rates are now the highest they have been since 2010. Mortgage rates should hover around 5%, but there may be more oscillation than we have seen recently.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Even as mortgage rates rose, and affordability was pushed out of reach for many potential homebuyers, there are still sufficient buyers who can afford these prices and these rates. After the mortgage rate spike in September 2022, we got significantly more bearish on home prices for 2023. If mortgage rates increase to the 7.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Since 2010, Bluff ton’s population has nearly tripled to about 34,000 making it one of America’s fastest growing towns. According to McGrath, out-of-town buyers and local move-up buyers taking advantage of low mortgage rates have decimated the area’s housing supply. However, this growth has come at a cost. in 2021 to $330,745. “In

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Why are home prices still rising even as mortgage rates have gone higher? A number of people predicted that home prices would experience a steep drop as mortgage rates rose, but that’s not what has happened. This is not a new idea — I’ve been dealing with people predicting a housing crash since 2012.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Now that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates, home buyers should swarm the market with low-interest mortgages …. Consumers considering a change of address are holding out amid forecasts for lower mortgage interest rates in 2025. After the Fed rate cut, mortgage applications jumped 9% in a week. Hold on, there!

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 10, 2024

November new listings fell by about half of the previous month’s rate while home prices saw a welcome decline. Even with mostly lower prices, affordability remains the biggest challenge for buyers as mortgage interest rates climbed toward 7%. The number of new listings tumbled 48% from October and was down 2.7%

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

Variations between the two years are stark, to say the least: A “re-evaluation” for future buyers can be defined as consumers determining when to jump (or jump back) into the home-search pool as mortgage rates appear stuck around 7.0%. Mortgage rates are high, home prices are high, there’s no inventory.” The county saw a 4.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% fewer new listings (1998) compared to July and 5.0% At least that’s what some economists have expressed. Only buyers and sellers who must move are doing so.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

As interest rates strive to find equilibrium following their sharp decline in 2020, buyers and sellers have had to accept that the era of pandemic-induced low rates is over, ushering in a period of higher monthly mortgage payments. This has led to the lowest number of new listings since 2010. It has been a vicious cycle.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Annual sales across King County totaled 21,515 homes – down an incredible 24% from the year before and the fewest since 2010 (20,761). And, despite the rise in new listings, the number of homes still on the market on Feb. Seattle led the way with a 156% increase in new listings (517) month-to-month and 4.0%

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 30, 2024

Condo sales are at the lowest point since 2010. 2023 Sees the Lowest Number of Homes Listed in Fifteen Years There was a 10% decrease in the number of new listings compared to 2022, with 113,883 homes listed in South Florida, down from 126,545.

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Raleigh Realty

JULY 12, 2022

According to the latest census, the population in Raleigh grew by almost 64,000 residents between 2010 and 2020. 4,840 new apartments were constructed in Raleigh throughout 2021. Statista) The number of new listings in Raleigh in April 2022 was more than new listings in January 2022. of a person’s income.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 10, 2023

First a look at September’s numbers: A wave of last-chance listings for the year hit the market after Labor Day. That increased new listings by 7.5% (2884) and available homes on the market by 12% (3602) between Sept. Seattle alone saw a 29% (1213) monthly increase in new listings. 1 and Oct. on the year.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The optimism comes from signals in economic data that show improving conditions and a likely end to rising mortgage rates in the coming months – a story that we are all looking forward to reading. The Eastside led the way with a 33% drop-off in new listings (420) and Seattle fell 31% (586). units, a 13-year low. higher YoY.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. Um, bye-bye! The number of U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 29, 2025

Many homeowners were reluctant to put their properties on the market due to the attractive low mortgage rates secured before the pandemic. 2024 Listings Rise for the First Time in Two Years Connecticut has experienced a steady decline in listings since 2015. increase in new listings.

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sales activity across the county is at historic lows; no October has experienced fewer listings in King County – not even close – since at least 1992 when records were first archived online. New listings for all home types in King County stood at 2157, a whopping 25% drop from September to October. Closed sales fell 0.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 8, 2021

The boost in equity was helped most simply by saving more while in “pandemic hibernation” and from many homeowners refinancing mortgages amid generationally low interest rates. >> million loans in forbearance – mortgage payments on pause, most likely for financial reasons during the pandemic. of all mortgages in the country.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. home prices, up 14% year over year (YoY) by one measure, and escalating mortgage rates, which have risen about 2.1 The potent combo of rising U.S. home (about $400,000 vs. $880,000 in King County).

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

At what point will mortgage interest rates peak? While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. When you raise [mortgage] rates to the point they’re at today, it breaks the back of housing.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

NAR total inventory since 1982: I prefer the Altos Research weekly single-family data to the NAR data because it gives us a fresh look at not only active listing data but new listing data. The Altos Research new listing data is essential in tracking the supply aspect of housing, which is why I include it as part of the Tracker.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“That’s a triple whammy hitting potential homebuyers,” notes Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac, which buys many of our mortgage loans from lenders. People are looking at higher prices, there’s slim pickings in inventory and now we have higher mortgage rates.”. The new fees will take effect on April 1. “As

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

That median figure is the smallest measure for a home since 2010 and marks a reversal after a brief increase during the post-Covid building boom. >> First a look at September’s numbers: A wave of last-chance listings for the year hit the market after Labor Day. Seattle alone saw a 29% (1213) monthly increase in new listings.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Home prices are overheating, mortgage rates are inching up from the start of the year and the supply of homes is in an unseasonable valley – far from its Mt. Today, 37% of all buyers are Millennials and they comprise about 54% of all mortgage applications. of mortgages underwater); Multnomah County (Portland), Ore. points at 34.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

Memories of the Great Recession still linger for anyone linked to the real estate industry – including the estimated seven million households that lost their homes to foreclosures around 2008-2010. Adjustable-rate mortgages were cheap and easy to acquire, home prices were artificially inflated and supply plentiful. That leaves about 2.1

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

The rate today is the same as in the late 1960s, except during the housing bubble of 2008-2010 when ownership rose – and we know how that ended up! Co-buying comes with marriage-like considerations, such as how to split mortgage payments and domestic concerns. >> Forty-five percent of residential mortgages in the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

The index showed a growing difficulty to afford a home even while household income and mortgage rates improved compared to last year. And, Seattle’s attempt to force building developers to incorporate more affordable homes within their new residential endeavors yielded only 21 units in 2020 out of a swell of 224 construction projects.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

However, I will give you all the charts to show Uncle Dave that housing credit doesn’t look like it did in 2008 because the qualified mortgage (QM) law makes that impossible. None of that action has been happening for 14 years because the credit market changed after the 2010 qualified mortgage rule.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Home prices have remained firm over the last two months, even with higher mortgage rates and inventory data. I want to show you how the data changed with mortgage rates heading toward 6% so the next time this happens, we have a better idea of what to expect in the housing market. I have long believed that it’s rare in the U.S.

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