Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 20, 2024

In fact, down payment assistance providers have responded to the difficult housing market by increasing the number of programs offered and expanding inventory options with support for manufactured homes and owner-occupied multi-unit homes.” down payment ($780,203) to afford the typical home, the highest in the country.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2022

Home price growth slowed in May, showing signs of a cooling housing market. But housing is the least affordable it has been since the mid-1980s as mortgage rates rise and home values soar, driven by low housing inventory, a new Black Knight report suggests. in May from a revised 20.4% Prices, however, are still up 1.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The stock market is at an all-time high, finishing 2020 at record levels. In 2020, home prices soared by nearly 10% to levels not seen since 2014, all while inventory dropped significantly. Prior to 2020, properties typically appreciated at a little under 4% per year. Investing in real estate. The stock market.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 24, 2024

Even during a period when home values are typically at their lowest, many prospective first-time buyers were unable to reach their long-term financial goal of becoming homeowners in Q1, according to the Q1 2024 First-Time Home Buyer Affordability Report from Nerdwallet. The main factor influencing home prices is inventory.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

. “Although there was a decline in home purchases, potential buyers are out and about searching, but much more measured about their financial limits, and simply waiting for more inventory,” Yun said. Yun said that the inflated home prices have made “for an unbalanced market, but prices would normalize with more supply.”.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The report noted that home-price growth and a severe shortage of inventory worked in tandem to push housing values to record highs in 2021. As a result, the value of U.S. homes grew by 31.4% annual increase seen in November 2020. Redfin’s report found that rural home values climbed by 46.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2022

From 2010 to 2020, middle-income households gained $2.1 NAR’s Housing Wealth Gains for the Rising Middle-Class Markets study examined the distribution of housing wealth between 2010 and 2020 across income groups in 917 metropolitan and micropolitan areas. In 2020, just 27.7% in 2010. .” 10 years prior. in 2010 to 29.8%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Inventory What does that mean for housing? Until then, home values will slowly decline, most assuredly in high-cost areas and in areas of the country that benefited the most from rampant appreciation during the pandemic. The inventory changed last year as rates finally rose higher, eating into demand.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

points on average, with a corresponding cost of about $1,500, in 2018 through 2020. “On On the surface, it may seem the market has been stirred by a full point decline in interest rates and home prices coming off their peaks – but it’s not that simple,” Graboske said. Prior to the pandemic, buyers paid closer to 0.5

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 1, 2024

“Home prices increased again this March beyond the typical seasonal uptick, despite mortgage rates reaching this year’s high and the affordability crunch continuing to keep many prospective buyers on the sidelines,” said Dr. Selma Hepp, Chief Economist for CoreLogic. Phoenix was another such metropolis.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Louis Fed , new business applications have exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, roughly doubling and remaining elevated ever since. The TAM, or total addressable market for non-QM lenders, mainly consists of small—or medium-sized business owners in the United States. According to information from the St.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

billion in 2020, an increase that ALTA attributed to historic mortgage origination activity and the substantial increase in home values. Incredibly low mortgage rates (led) to an unprecedented increase in real estate transactions and substantially higher home values,” Diane Tomb, the CEO of ALTA said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

The positive: Homeowners in primarily Black neighborhoods earned an average of $59,000 in home equity in 2020, compared with $50,000 for homeowners in primarily white neighborhoods between 2019 through January 2021. That $59,000 gain represents a median home equity increase of 197%. By 2021, that number shrank to $24,000.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Housing entered 2022 riding high on several superlatives: the highest-ever annual price appreciation, the lowest-ever active inventory and the fastest monthly rise in mortgage rates since 2016. Our forecast is for home values to rise 16% from December 2021 to December 2022.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

Inversely, data from Zillow showed for-sale inventory climb the highest in four major real estate markets – Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. The Texas capital saw the largest rise in median list prices for homes among the 50 largest U.S. markets; by December 2020, prices were already up 23.6% and Austin.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Inventory is at a record low and homes are selling within a week of being listed – more than two weeks faster than they did in February 2020.”. Regionally, new home sales increased month over month in the Northeast (59.3%) and the Midwest (6.3%), but fell in the South (-1.7%) and the West (-13.0%).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2022

“People fear if they sell their home, they won’t be able to find something and get into a bidding war.” By the numbers, Springfield is dealing with a similar high-demand, low-inventory quandary as the rest of the country, though with lower prices. Still, Augusta home prices are not immune to national trends. Peoria, Illinois. “If

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 30, 2024

Inventory Rises, But Costs Grow Prohibitive According to a recent study by Redfin , nearly two-thirds (64.7%) of homes on the market in June had been listed for at least 30 days without going under contract. year-over-year, the largest annual rise in a year and the highest share for any June since 2020. Richard Blumenthal.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

Home prices accelerated yet again in March, for the 10th straight time. from March 2020, according to the most recent S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index report. Higher material costs , a lack of inventory and labor continue to drive demand, pushing up home prices. In fact, they rose 13.2%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2021

” In essence, the program allows WRRE’s sell-side clients to compete with cash-buyers, iBuyers and investors for the little inventory that’s out there when they’re ready to buy. “We’re making offers on homes as low as $150,000 and as high as $5 million,” Raveis said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nobody was doing buydowns in 2020 and 2021 [when 30-year fixed mortgage rates were in the 3% range]. So, while the rate of home-price gains is trending downward, home values are still appreciating overall. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that existing-home sales dropped 17.8%

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It is interesting that inventory levels were increasing rapidly in the years leading up to 2008. While at the same time, home prices were surging. Before the pandemic, there was already a shortage of housing inventory in many parts of the country, including in Northeast Ohio. Months of Housing Inventory Historically.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JANUARY 11, 2023

From record-high sale prices to record-low inventory, the market has shown us that just when we think we know what will happen it will show us something different. It’s important for sellers to recognize this or the home they are selling may be overpriced and it will take longer to sell. A Look At The Housing Market in 2022.

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Eppraisal

MARCH 17, 2023

From COVID-19 interventions to supply chain disruptions to record inflation, the hits kept coming against a real estate market that was already experiencing diminished inventories and a growing pool of buyers. Prior to COVID, i.e. March of 2020, inventory was already falling. Where Have We Been? Where Do We Stand Now?

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Boston Appraisal

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Rise in Interest Rates and How It Affects Buyers and Sellers When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the Federal Reserve was quick to act by substantially reducing interest rates, which resulted in many new buyers entering the market to purchase a home at low rates.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In certain high-cost areas, which is defined as an area where 115% of the median home value is exceeds the baseline conforming loan limit, the limit will now be $970,800. home price. Why are Home Prices so high? December 10, 2020. These loan limits are effective between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022.

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Eppraisal

JANUARY 28, 2022

and data from Freddie Mac, low interest rates and limited availability of homes in desired areas led to an overall increase of home prices of 11.3% in 2020 and 16.9% The United States housing market will continue to struggle with a low inventory of homes available for sale in 2022.  Phoenix, AZ 9.  Orlando,

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Empire Appraisal Group

AUGUST 29, 2024

Since many foreclosed homes were sold at steep discounts, the number of homes available mostly matched the demand, resulting in modest but consistent price growth. With the lack of inventory, new builds and existing homes, prices started to creep up as they did everywhere.

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Quicken Loans

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Along with the pandemic, 2020 brought a chaotic whirlwind for the housing market. In addition, home values and sales skyrocketed. In combination with low housing inventory and labor shortages, that drove up selling prices. Home Inventory Will Slowly Rise. Buyer demand continued. real estate market is hot.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As it stands, this week kicked off at 3.92%, a level not seen since January of 2020 according to the chart below. The lower rates helped keep homes affordable despite the rising prices. It shows how a home valued at $500,000 with a 20% down payment will cost monthly at a mortgage rate of 3.0% Image Source.

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Eppraisal

APRIL 20, 2021

Due in part to the inventory of available homes for sale being historically low, it was low at the end of 2019 and continues to drop. According to a homebuyinginstitute.com article, in February of 2021, there were fewer home for sale than in February 2020. With limited inventory, home values are on the rise.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 6, 2021

It’s not lost on me that, to be competitive, a buyer may be asked to waive the home inspection. HOME VALUES AND OVER-PAYING. Some buyers are paying over market value for their homes. In many cases, if they want the home, they may have to do so. That’s a real bummer!

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Eppraisal

MARCH 18, 2022

It is no secret that many home buyers are having a hard time finding a home to purchase. The inventory of homes available for sale was on the low side even before the Covid 19 pandemic. According to data from Realtor.com, "The inventory of homes for sale dropped 53% between April 2020 and April 2021."

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Empire Appraisal Group

AUGUST 8, 2024

If it’s priced near market value or even underpriced, competition can create multiple offers and the final sale price will reflect what the market can actually bear. Right now, many buyers are waiting to see if the interest rates go down as everyone is predicting.

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Eppraisal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The inventory of homes available are historically low as well. According to an article on Realtor.com, written by Danielle Hale, "The national inventory of active listings declined by 25.8% over last year, while the total inventory of unsold homes, including pending listings, declined by 13.8%. compared to 2019.".

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

a market with high-income homebuyers that has experienced soaring home prices since 2020. The California housing market in particular has been extremely slow, with inventory at all-time lows and few home sales. In June , existing, single-family home sales declined 4% from May and 19.7% from June 2022.

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Eppraisal

AUGUST 9, 2022

Back then the economy dove down into a deep recession and home values plummeted. Here are a couple key differences from the last Recession: Home Prices Still Increasing The past few years homeowners have been enjoying property value increases. Inventory levels continue to rise which is slowly balancing out the market.

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