Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

When you hear people say that the current housing market is like 2008 all over again, you may want to remind them of the huge differences between this market and that one. The previous economic expansion, from 2010-2019, wasn’t a housing bubble. But is it a bubble? Speculation demand. Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2021

During the previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019, the housing market was subject to the constant refrain of build more homes. The previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019 was the weakest housing recovery ever. Because that period followed a housing boom and bust when inventory was overbuilt.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2023

Here’s the housing market rundown for the last week: Purchase application data had a solid week-to-week gain of 25%. Housing inventory decreased by 566 units, which is not a significant decline. Mortgage rates fell, but the bond market didn’t break what I see as a critical level, so for now, stabilization is more important.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Weve now been in the post-pandemic housing market recession market as long as we were in the pandemic boom. Does the housing market start to get back to normal? The number of unsold homes on the market is finally getting closer to 2019 levels. But, the market change isnt evenly distributed.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

Just when I thought days on market were returning to normal, that number for existing homes fell back down to 22 days. If the days on the market are at a teenager level or even lower, it’s never a good sign for the housing market. Instead, active listings are near all-time lows, which wasn’t the case from 2012-2019.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. This is something that I said would change the tone of housing, and we are seeing that result this year as sales decline and inventory picks up. We are not taking the unhealthy housing market theme off this marketplace.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

The housing market saw inventory fall 4% last week from the week before. Traditionally, we do see housing inventory fall in the month of December, however, we clearly saw in the second half of 2022 that higher rates created more days on the market and inventory was lingering longer. That’s a big one-week change.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

However, the real story of 2022 is that the savagely unhealthy housing market continues as inventory is still lower than last year, sending home prices growth into double digits again. housing market; the 10-year is above 1.94%, something that didn’t happen in 2020 or 2021. million in January 2019. million and 6.16

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Realtor.com has revealed its Top Housing Markets for 2025 , highlighting the areas ready for growth in the year ahead. Sun Belt Boom Realtor.coms top 10 are all located in the South and West, with multiple markets from three statesTexas, Florida, and Virginia. of their income on housinghigher than the national average of 29.2%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2023

The housing market has been wild the last few years, making weekly data more critical. This is why I’ve created the Housing Market Tracker — a weekly analysis of purchase apps, housing inventory and mortgage rates that will be published every Monday. Purchase application data.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Unsold inventory of homes on the market has been climbing in the U.S. According to Altos Research , there are 40% more homes on the market at the end of August 2024 than there were last year at this time. But still, there are about 300,000 fewer homes on the market now than in August of 2019. Why these states?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We created the weekly Housing Market Tracker because housing data has been so wild since 2020. The housing market madness persisted last week as inventory fell and higher mortgage rates took a bigger bite out of purchase application data. However, we are noticeably down from the 2019 levels.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Ironically, a strong employment situation in the country drives the bond market to higher rates. The purchase market is slower to respond, and the data now is still showing the positive impact of lower rates of recent weeks. The median price of all the homes on the market is now $440,000, that’s unchanged from last year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As we close out 2022, it’s time to reflect on a historic year for the housing market, which was even crazier than the COVID-19 year of 2020. A few months ago, I was asked to go on CNBC and talk about why I call this a housing recession and why this year reminds me a lot of 2018, but much worse on the four items above.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As we approach the end of another hot year for the market, homebuyers and sellers are eagerly looking ahead to the 2022 housing market. Will the market continue its streak of strong growth, or are we finally about to see a slow down? I’ll also highlight which variables we should be watching for unexpected market shifts.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

The weekly data shows some good news for the housing market ! With mortgage rates also falling, I am hopeful that more people will list their homes and buy another, so we can get back to a more functional housing market. This is good news for the housing market. NAR total inventory data is currently at 1.14

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Warmer summer weather has brought cooler housing market conditions to Montana. The market right now just feels like it’s a bit lukewarm,” said Brian Huskey , a Billings, Montana-based ERA American Real Estate agent. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index score of 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) But the housing market in the second half of 2022? over asking price. High octane stuff.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A bullish housing market. economic recovery was a false story and that we were about to embark on a second housing bubble crash due to forbearance. The housing market didn’t crash at all, in fact, more Americans bought homes with mortgages in 2021 than in 2020. What a year 2021 has been. The excellent.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Since March of this year, housing demand has been falling more and more, but inventory is still below the 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019 levels, which is a nightmare. Because housing is shelter, people don’t sell their homes to be homeless; it’s where they live. I have stressed that housing doesn’t move like the stock market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2023

The housing market welcomed the news of lower mortgage rates last week after four reports showed that the labor market isn’t as tight as it seems and that the fear of 1970s-entrenched inflation was a lousy narrative. This week’s trading in the bond market will be exciting with the upcoming inflation data.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

As of June 14, the state had a 90-day average of 10,393 single-family active listings on the market. That was down from 49,473 active single-family listings in June 2019, and only slightly better than the all-time low of 9,570 active single-family listings set in late April 2022, according to data from Altos Research.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 9, 2024

year-over-year, according to Realtor.com June housing data. The median home also spent 45 days on the market, an increase of two days over the previous year. The market is trending slightly in the direction of becoming more buyer-friendly thanks to these factors. Median listing price: (+0.0% percentage points to 18.3%) (+1.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Last June, the Federal Reserve said it wanted a housing reset , which meant it wanted higher mortgage rates to destroy the housing market. Today, the Federal Reserve achieved its primary goal; the days on the market are now above 30 days, which was the most important data line to get housing back to somewhat normal.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

While it’s not as clear how long-lasting the rebound will be, it does still provide some much-needed good news for the spring and summer housing market. Data from NAR also shows a home price correction in nearly one-third of the 221 markets it tracks in the first quarter of 2023. million in February and was at 4.3

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

The housing market faced some serious obstacles last week as the 10-year yield broke over 4%, mortgage rates rose to over 7%, purchase apps fell again and we are still trying to find the elusive seasonal bottom for housing inventory. Here is a look at last year’s seasonal housing inventory increase using the NAR data.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Price corrections are coming to housing markets across the United States, Black Knight said following July’s home price decline from June. Relatedly, tappable home equity is expected to pull back in the third quarter as equity-rich markets already saw declines in July. . While July’s home price grew 14.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

We’ve all been wondering what 5% plus mortgage rates would do to the hot housing market, and now we’ve got that and a bag of chips. As a result, I’ve been rooting for mortgage rates to rise to create a balancing impact on this housing market. million in January of 2019. Have higher rates worked?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2023

Here’s the housing market rundown for the last week: Purchase application data showed positive weekly growth again — and the bounce from the bottom is more noticeable now. Housing inventory decreased by 6,468 units, a more pronounced decline from the previous week. That inflation data didn’t move the market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to Zillow ’s annual predictions, Indianapolis will be the fourth-hottest real estate market of 2024, thanks to its solid economy, housing inventory, affordability and pent-up demand. The real estate market As of Jan. In November of 2019 the number of single-family homes for sale was at 6,000. 10, 2023. “The

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Any sales growth momentum in the real estate market we might have had early in the year is gone. I wonder whether the 2024 housing market is beyond saving? housing market at the end of July 2024. Right now, there are 40% more homes unsold on the market than last year at the end of July.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2024

If we look at the housing market right now, sales are down, new listings are down and prices are decelerating. Good inflation data came in last week, the bond market rallied and mortgage rates took a notable dip below 7% for the first time in months. If so, how should we expect the housing market to react?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For one, it’s easier to qualify for more of the homes on the market now that mortgage rates are a bit lower. Attractive properties in hot markets are still selling quickly, but some metros — or neighborhoods within them — have flipped further in favor of buyers.“ “Buyers have more options to choose from for two reasons.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2022

This data line lags the current housing market as it’s a few months old. Since 2014, we’ve not seen the credit housing boom that we saw from 2002-2005. million total housing inventory data as that is the level of inventory that would change my thesis that this is a savagely unhealthy market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

The median list price can fluctuate even if the market is stable,” McLaughlin added. For instance, an increased share of smaller homes on the market could lower the median list price without affecting the overall value of homes.” from May 2019 to May 2024. from May 2019 to May 2024. Among the 50 largest U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) , paints a stark picture of how Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for one- and two-bedroom units have surged across the country over the five-year span of 2019-2024. These figures highlight the steep escalation in rental costs, even in markets that were already among the most expensive.

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