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Zillow’s outlook for 2022: Will housing affordability slow demand?

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This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. 2022 Forecast series. What are the drivers of housing demand in 2022? 5 predictions for the 2022 housing market. appeared first on HousingWire.

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DataDigest: Today’s homebuyers are seeking affordability not found in the West

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Take the Zillow Home Value Index. It measures the typical home value for single-family residences, condominiums and co-ops in the 35th to 65th percentile within their region. For the nation as a whole, home values have hardly changed since August 2022 by Zillow’s estimation in its Home Value Index.

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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

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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. Home prices are beginning to fall from post-pandemic peaks but remain up 12.1% as of Sept.

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How the housing market will evolve in 2023

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This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After two years of runaway home prices, the Federal Reserve stepped in to reverse engineer rampant inflation, and it has been utilizing the housing market as one of the main economic engines to achieve its objective. in September 2022. They eased below 6.5%

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DataDigest: How and where homebuilders are closing deals

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The Western pessimism is also unsurprising given the year-over-year declines Western states have seen in home values. Builders reported covering closing costs, offering discounted or free features, helping buyers sell their existing home and providing other incentives. 2019 level. .

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Tappable Equity Reaches Record High

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Record-breaking equity and eased leverage The growth in home equity has outpaced the rise in mortgage debt, reducing overall market leverage. of underlying home values, down from 44.6% of mortgage holders have less than 10% equity in their homes. Total mortgage debt is now equivalent to 44.1% year-over-year.

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The High Cost of Low Down Payments

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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.” Locating pockets of affordability In 10 major U.S. Lucie, Florida, which experienced a 5.7%