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How 7% mortgage rates will change housing for a decade

Housing Wire

Available inventory of homes for sale fell each year as more and more borrowers had this cheap financing. Most people didnt notice this growing lock-in effect as it was developing in the mid 2010s, but it was well under way. 2016 ended with 14% less available inventory than the year before. had these cheap mortgages.

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D.C., Chicago are top YIMBY cities for housing development

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metro areas that are embracing new development and “creating a more diverse and plentiful supply of homes.“ In tandem with data research firm MetroSight , Pacaso analyzed ZIP codes across the country during two five-year time periods: 2008 to 2012, and 2018 to 2022. 71.2%) and Chicago (54.3%). Washington, D.C.,

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New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage rates ?

Housing Wire

Second, because of the downtrend in inventory since 2014 and the demand pick-up we will see in the years 2020-2024, we had a risk of home prices accelerating too much. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2014 was the last year total inventory rose from weakness in demand. The only risk to that 6.2

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Compass strikes again with leadership changes in the Southeast

Housing Wire

The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. ” Nikol Solares Solares brings 20 years of experience in luxury development, new construction sales and marketing to her new role. Adam Vellano was promoted to managing director of the South Florida market.

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Proprietary Capital completes acquisition of AFR, hires new COO

Housing Wire

Pieklo spent 14 years at the lender before leaving in 2018. Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S. Corey Dubnoff, who founded AFR in 1997, will remain as chief administrative officer, and Tim Yanoti will stay on as chief financial officer.

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Why new home sales are finally moderating

Housing Wire

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. We don’t need to be concerned about the moderation in the new home sales data because inventory is still low. ” I’m sure you’ve heard the thesis that low inventory suppresses sales. Builder confidence is primarily based on inventory.

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New home sales hot but not bubbly

Housing Wire

Compare today’s housing market with that in 2018, when mortgage rates were heading toward 5% and monthly supply went above 6.5 In December 2018, I wrote: “Despite the terrible optics for the new home sales market, I caution everyone not to assume that we have hit our peak and are heading for an epic crash in housing starts and new home sales.

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