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Urban home values growing faster than ‘burbs in Midwest

Housing Wire

A Zillow report released Thursday shows urban home values in Midwest cities — namely, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, Columbus and Indianapolis — have risen faster than suburban home values over the past several months. Today, both sellers and buyers expect to handle a majority of the process online.

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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. The Texas capital saw the largest rise in median list prices for homes among the 50 largest U.S. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Market Correction or Seller Panic?

Appraisal Buzz

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate was its lowest ever at 2.65% on December 31, 2021. Assuming a $250,000 loan was committed on December 31, 2021, your monthly payment was approximately $1,007 exclusive of escrow for real estate taxes and insurance. Therefore, it begs the question: what will happen to home values?

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Where home seller profit margins are shrinking

Housing Wire

This is the first decline in home prices in almost three years, down from 57.6% in the second quarter, with median national home values dropping 3% quarterly to approximately $340,000, the report said. Despite this drop, investment returns for home sellers is still up from 48.8% Metro results for home sellers.

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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Skyrocketing mortgage rates – now in the 7% range for some buyers – and limited inventory have driven mortgage affordability to its lowest levels since the early 1980s, a reversal from the frenetic boom in buying during 2020 and 2021. That monthly payment is up $930 from August 2021, a 73% increase. With mortgage rates at 6.7%

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Homebuyer Competition Stiffens in the Northeast 

Appraisal Buzz

In chillyBuffalo, competition among buyers will remain hot, with employment growing far faster than builders are adding homes, saidSkylar Olsen, Chief Economist at Zillow. But both buyers and sellers should expect unpredictable mortgage rates. Thats the good news. With an anticipated growth rate of 4.2%, Hartford is in the lead.

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Homeowners gain $8.2 trillion in housing wealth over 10 years

Housing Wire

Despite this decrease, some markets such as Los Angeles and New York, still saw housing wealth rise due to increasing home prices. ” Nationwide, the median single-family existing-home sales price rose at an annual pace of 8.3% ” Nationwide, the median single-family existing-home sales price rose at an annual pace of 8.3%