Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

But the Scottsdale housing market, and Arizona as a whole, has seen an enormous uptick in out-of-state movers in the past 14 months — when the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the country, ultimately allowing people to work from home and seek larger, more cost-effective lots to live on. from 2010, per a recent U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

trillion the MBA is forecasting for 2020. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) rose to 3.1% The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $510,400) fell to 3.35% from 3.41%. from 3.07%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For this reason, the number of housing units “under construction” is the largest ever recorded in history because they were taking so long to finish. For the builders, they have a new problem: they had homes under contract and then mortgage rates jumped in the biggest fashion ever recorded in history.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

Fluctuating interest rates have been a feature of the housing market over the last three years. Our 2025 housing market predictions are based on the assumption that lower mortgage rates will spur demand and boost the number of homes sales transactions. As mortgage rates rose, homebuyer demand slowed and inventory grew.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Many are eyeing scenic East Tennessee, where Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs have formed one the country’s hottest housing markets. Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. How 2020 is still shaping the way lenders use data.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We regard this metric, the percentage of homes on the market with price reductions from the original list price, as a leading indicator for future sales prices. Looking backward at the housing market , we can see sales prices are not appreciating compared to 2024. In the scale of housing, 2.5% is basically zero.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Austin, Texas might be the hottest housing market in the country. 1 city in population growth for the last eight years and it was the hottest job market in 2019 and 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. And all of those prospective homeowners flocking to the city are fighting for the same small pool of houses.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Why sales are falling through Redfin said several factors are contributing to the spike in failed transactions: Rising supply , falling demand : Housing inventory has climbed to its highest level since 2020, giving buyers more choices. Meanwhile, pending home sales hit a record low for January, excluding the early pandemic months.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But home sellers are gradually easing back into this housing market. Any time inventory rises, you start to see housing crash hyperbole on social media. There were 66,000 new listings this week, of which 14,000 are already in contract. Sellers are coming back to this housing market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

But the East Coast seaside town was gaining popularity way before then – millennials , especially, began flocking to the Portland housing market in 2020 to take advantage of the city’s growing startup scene of biotechnology , bioscience and biopharma. A balanced market, Davin said, requires five to six months.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

million homes on the market, buyers have the most properties to choose from since September 2020. The typical home sold in August took 20 days to go under contract, up from 18 days in July but down from 26 days in August 2019. Inventory growth has slowed, the company noted, but with about 1.18 29 to Oct.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

After eight months of consecutive gains, the consequences of low inventory finally caught up with the housing market in February. drop in the number of homes in contract from the prior month, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors. A healthy housing market is considered roughly six months of supply.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

“With many homebuilders feeling the impact of rising mortgage rates on new-home sales, delivering units for rent is expected to continue to become a larger segment of the overall single-family housing market.”. on an annualized basis, according to Fannie Mae , to as much as 20%, according to some market forecasts. metro areas.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

According to a new report from Redfin , homebuyers have the most options since 2020, but few are biting because rising housing costs have made monthly payments tough to swallow. Homes are lingering on the market: The typical home that sold in January was on the market for 56 days. Pending home sales dropped 4.2%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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JANUARY 31, 2025

home listing that went under contract stayed on the market for 54 days, which is the longest period since March 2020 and one week longer than it was at this time last year. 26) Essentially unchanged Google Trends Key Housing-Market Data National U.S. Median asking price $407,225 5.2%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

It was the largest monthly jump in pending home sales since 2020. For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Job additions and income growth will further help with housing affordability, but increased supply will be essential to satisfying all potential demand.” in November.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

The seasonally-adjusted index measuring signed contracts was up 15.5% We are witnessing a true V-shaped sales recovery as homebuyers continue their strong return to the housing market,” said Yun. Home sellers are seeing their homes go under contract in record time, with nine new contracts for every 10 new listings.”.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2021

During the four week period ending November 28, the number of active listings was a 23% decrease compared to the same time period in 2020 and a 42% drop compared to 2019. The number of new listings was also down compared to 2020, dropping 4%, but it was 12% higher than the number of new listing during the same time period in 2019.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

Refinance activity dropped to its slowest pace since September 2020 – down a full 5% – with declines in both conventional and government applications, according to Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. . That’s coupled with a rise in mortgage rates , too.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One year ago this month, I coined the term forbearance crash bros , an updated name for the housing bubble boys who never got their housing crash in 2020 so they moved the collapse of housing to 2021. As we are in September 2021, we can safely say the housing crash has been moved once again to next year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Every state in the country has more homes on the market now than a year ago and, in many places, new construction is being completed and added to inventory, so it’s not just resale inventory that’s growing. There are more homes on the market now than anytime since August 2020. immediate sales).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Homebuyer contract signings in the U.S. The more moderately priced regions of the South and Midwest are experiencing stronger signing of contracts to buy, which is not surprising,” Yun said in a statement. The homebuyer trend is illustrated in Realtor.com’s latest report on the hottest housing markets in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Since hitting a survey low in December, the 30-year fixed rate has slowly risen, and last week climbed to its highest level since November 2020,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. On an unadjusted basis, the Market Composite Index decreased 4% compared with the previous week.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. Kanacki said that when it came to seasonal buying, “we’re still riding the wave with 2020.” Now, believe it or not, fall home-buying season is in full swing.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Redfin ’s newest housing market report shows that buyers backed out of 56,000 purchase agreements in June, which constitutes 14.9% of homes that went under contract. In March 2020 — the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic — buyers backed out of 16.6% But it’s not the highest percentage ever. of purchase agreements.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Purchase applications for conventional loans also declined to its lowest level since May 2020.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Since 2012, the median sale price of homes in ZIP codes with a low wildfire risk has increased 101% compared to an 88% increase for homes in high-risk ZIP codes, per a Redfin analysis of the housing market and U.S. In the 12 months ending August 2020, homes in high-risk ZIP codes sold for an average of 3.9% Forest Service.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

The good news for the housing market is that the pace of sales is gradually improving due to the expanded supply. housing market as we roll into May 2024. Housing inventory There are now just under 600,000 single-family homes on the market. More home sellers are coming back to the market each week.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

In the summer of 2020, I wrote that what would cool down housing is having the 10-year yield go over 1.94%, which means 4%+ mortgage rates. While historically low, 4%-5% and higher mortgage rates have constantly cooled down housing, especially when working from a solid uptrend. From Census: Housing Completions Privately?owned

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Despite the decline, many industry observers see big potential for the housing market in the year ahead. It’s no secret that low mortgage rates and societal shifts brought on by COVID-19 have collided to form a red-hot housing market. Making housing more affordable by bridging the affordable supply gap.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 11, 2022

of homes that went under contract that month, according to the latest analysis from Redfin. That’s the highest percentage since March and April 2020, when the housing market all but ground to a halt due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The slowdown in housing-market competition is giving homebuyers. “The

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The savagely unhealthy housing market theme of mine is running in full force now as we have gotten no relief on home prices and now have a mega jump in mortgage rates. . With the home-price growth we had in 2020 and 2021, my five-year price-growth model that I set for 2020-2024 of 23% was already smashed in just two years.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Also, let’s remember that 2019 inventory levels were a four-decade low before 2020. Here are new listings for last week over the past several years: 2024: 62,876 2023: 57,229 2022: 59,458 Price-cut percentage In an average year, one-third of all homes take a price cut — this is standard housing activity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Homebuilder confidence continued to rise in October despite increasing affordability issues due to rising material prices and ongoing shortages, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report released on Monday.

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