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‘Combative’ Portland housing market is having post-pandemic growing pains

Housing Wire

To get a sense for what the mood is among real estate agents right now, look no further than Portland , Oregon. Like the vast majority of the country, the city’s housing market has been stymied by high mortgage rates, low inventory and mismatched expectations between buyers and sellers.

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The fall housing market could see hotter competition, Zillow says

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That’s according to a Zillow report released Thursday in which the Seattle -based real estate company said that “lower mortgage rates and rising inventory are giving home buyers a window of opportunity at an unusual time of year.“ million homes on the market, buyers have the most properties to choose from since September 2020.

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Denver’s housing market takes sharp turn toward buyers

Housing Wire

According to data from CoreLogic, Denver’s average price per square foot has risen 35% since 2020. This gave sellers the upper hand, but the market has turned in recent months. John Burns Real Estate Consulting Burns data shows Denver’s net household growth has turned negative by 2.1% year over year.

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Millions will enter housing market in 2021: Zillow

Housing Wire

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. Specifically, housing markets like Portland, Maine , Bay City, Mich. ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. .

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The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

Housing Wire

Total inventory data is deficient, and this was my biggest fear in the years 2020-2024, and it happened. Inventory has been slowly falling since 2014, so if demand picks up in 2020-2024, it can collapse to shallow levels. I thought creating the term forbearance crash bros in the Summer of 2020 would help educate homebuyers.

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Home sellers are feeling good about 2021

Housing Wire

Home sellers are chomping at the bit. As the economy reopens, vaccinations continue to roll out and stimulus checks reach bank accounts across America, home sellers are increasingly optimistic. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. points to 81.7. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Home seller concessions reach pre-pandemic levels

Housing Wire

of home sellers gave concessions to homebuyers in Q4 of 2022, through money for repairs and mortgage-rate buydowns. This represents the highest increase of any three-month period since July 2020 when Redfin started tracking this data. In Q3 of 2022 and Q4 of 2021, sellers gave concessions in 30% of home sales.

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