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Existing-home sales take a sleigh ride to the sky with highest jump since 2021

Housing Wire

million in March 2024 , and its the highest year-over-year increase since a 23% gain in June 2021. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing-home sales in November rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.15 million, a 4.8% increase over the revised October number and a 6.1% increase year over year.

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Pop the champagne! Existing-home sales post first annual gain since July 2021

Housing Wire

year-over-year improvement, marking the first annualized increase since July 2021. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing-home sales rose 3.4% month over month in October to 3.96 million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This also was a 2.9%

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Housing inventory is down everywhere except in pandemic hotspots. Here’s why.

Housing Wire

This is curious because Austin, Miami, Denver, Boise and Phoenix were among the markets that exploded in 2021 as people from California and New York moved in, looking to escape strict lockdown restrictions for more open pastures. Migration data from the U.S. Its a similar pattern for migration from California to other western states.

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Jumbo Mortgage Origination Volume Drops to 10-Year Low 

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These volumes, which include both buy and refinance loans, peaked in 2021. Jumbo loan volumes plummeted 61% and conforming loan volumes fell 67% from their peak in 2021 to 2023. Mortgage origination volumes surged in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the historically low mortgage rates and the quick growth in housing prices.

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The 2023 housing market bent, but didn’t break

Housing Wire

However, the key to this data line is that we want to see real year-over-year growth in the spring of 2024 — back to levels of 2021 and 2022. Historically speaking, 2021 and early 2022 were the two lowest ever in new listings data. But once rates went above 6%, since July of 2022, we were treading for 17 months at a new low.

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Asking Rents Fall to 32-Month Low

Appraisal Buzz

since November 2021. As a result, the vacancy rate for buildings with five or more units rose to 8% in Q3, the highest level since early 2021. year-over-year to $1,450 a month, the lowest level since November 2021. Thats the first time the median PPSF has been below $1.80 Apartment completions nationwide rose 22.6%

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Surging home insurance premiums challenge mortgage industry, regulators

Housing Wire

Home insurance premiums have risen by as much as $865 this year for homeowners who originally purchased their policies in 2021. Dwelling coverage” saw sharp spikes in costs between 2021 and 2022 before moderating somewhat in 2023, but premiums renewed in 2024 rose by $445 when compared to policies purchased in 2021.

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