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Housing Market ‘Flirts With Recession’

Appraisal Buzz

Do rising mortgage rates necessarily trigger an economic recession or vice versa? With six of 10 distinct housing recessions since the 1970s preceding an economic recession (as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research Business), it is tempting to answer, “yes.” A housing recession does not necessarily kick things off.”

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The housing market is better positioned for lower mortgage rates

Housing Wire

This is precisely what the doctor ordered for the housing market. In March of 2022, we only had 240,000 active single-family homes available for sale, leading me to call the housing market savagely unhealthy as we simply had too many people chasing too few homes.

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The 2022 housing market: A tale of two halves

Housing Wire

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. The first half of the year, with mortgage rates in the 3s and 4s, was like “Fast and Furious.” ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!)

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Housing market recovery threatened by mortgage rate pop

Housing Wire

Ironically, a strong employment situation in the country drives the bond market to higher rates. After the recent lows with mortgage rates this week, the 30-year fixed rate jumped back up over 6.5%. The purchase market is slower to respond, and the data now is still showing the positive impact of lower rates of recent weeks.

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Consumer Confidence in the Housing Market Reaches Highest Level Since 2022

Appraisal Buzz

Consumer confidence in the housing market increased in October, reaching its highest level since February 2022, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The share of consumers who think it’s a good time to buy a home increased to 20%, while the share who think it’s a good time to sell a home declined to 64%.

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

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. Sellers saw a market where their homes sold quickly and often above list price as multiple buyers competed to have the winning bid. . for 30-year fixed-rate loans.

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The 2023 housing market bent, but didn’t break

Housing Wire

housing market and that they need to be pro-housing again. Even with all the drama we have dealt with in 2022-2023, the housing market stayed intact and never broke. We never saw the Airbnb crash that dominated some of the housing headlines in 2023. Weekly inventory change : (Dec.15-22)