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Homebuilders up the incentives to bring buyers to the table

Housing Wire

Homebuilder confidence slid again in September, hitting its lowest level since May 2014 with the exception of the spring of 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report, released Monday. For 21% of respondents, however, “nothing” had improved.

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How to grow housing supply in 2021

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months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. In 2013/2014, when the economic data was improving, mortgage rates rose. If supply goes over 6.5 Hard pass.

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The West showing the most promise as builder confidence returns to record high

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All HMI indices experienced gains in August, including current sales conditions, sales expectations and traffic of prospective buyers. However, buyers looking to relocate may be surprised as recent data from Redfin reported urban dwellers leaving the city are raising home prices in rural areas.

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Total value of U.S. homes on the brink of $50 trillion: Redfin

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rise in total value compared to June 2023 and 120% higher than in June 2014. New construction has contributed heavily to the year-over-year rise, with the total number of homes increasing by about 800,000. That’s according to a new report from Redfin , which shows that housing has added $3.1 That’s a 6.6%

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Home prices surge to six-year high in November

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Record low inventory and strong buyer demand once again pushed up the cost of homes in the U.S., November’s numbers mark the greatest annual growth rate since February 2014 and even blew past the 8.4% as prices in November rose 9.5% nationally over the same time last year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index.

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Home prices see greatest gain in over 6 years

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census divisions rose 7% in September from a year ago, the greatest year-over-year gain since 2014, and nearly 23% higher than its last peak in 2006. uptick reported in August, and represented the largest annual gain since May 2014 as record-low mortgage rates and a lack of inventory continued to put upward pressure on home prices.

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Mortgage credit, and the coming purchase storm

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last month, still hovering near levels previously seen in 2014. “Expected home sales growth this year is still likely to be driven by first-time buyers, spurred by millennials reaching peak first-time homebuyer age,” Kan said. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index remained unchanged at 124.6

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