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New Home Construction Expectations for 2022

Appraisal Buzz

Of course, the construction industry has been facing some pressing challenges, including hitches in global and national supply chains. This makes new home construction a continued challenge, even as demand exists to accelerate new housing. between 2012 and 2021. Things may be taking a turn for the better in 2022, though.

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Institutional buyers pumped the brakes on purchase activity in 2023

Housing Wire

In December 2023, a startling rumor started to spread on social media — that large institutional buyers had purchased 44% of the available homes on the market in 2023, leaving policymakers concerned with the potentially predatory grip of these entities. year over year to 251,462, the lowest fourth-quarter level since 2012, Redfin reported.

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Mortgage buy downs on the rise as builders try to entice more buyers

Housing Wire

Homebuilder confidence continued to drop in November, hitting its lowest level since June 2012, with the exception of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report, released Wednesday.

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The housing market is 6.5 million units short: Realtor.com

Housing Wire

million households were formed , marking the highest level of yearly household formations in the past decade, and bringing the total number of household formations from 2012 to 2022 to 15.6 This resulted in the gap between single family home construction and household formation growing to 6.5 In 2022, 2.06 million households.

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Pending Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since April 2020

Appraisal Buzz

That’s the lowest July level in records dating back to 2012, according to a new report from Redfin. Meanwhile, pending sales – a more current gauge of demand that includes both existing and newly-constructed homes – fell to the lowest level of any month on record aside from April 2020, when the pandemic brought the housing market to a halt.

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Housing starts slide, but there are reasons for optimism

Housing Wire

The new construction industry was not blind to the impacts this will have on housing demand. As many buyers remain priced out of the market, home builder sentiment plunged far below expectations in September, and housing starts fell again likely in response to interest rates picking up as builders anticipate a further drop in demand.”.

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Builder confidence breaks previous 35-year record high

Housing Wire

In October, all HMI indices, including current sales conditions, sales expectations and traffic of prospective buyers either matched or climbed above their previously highest readings ever, the release said. year over year in September – the largest annual increase since at least 2012. How 2020 continues to impact mortgage closings.