Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The continuous housing shortage has also had an impact on this choice, since it has prompted many current homeowners to remain in their homes and take use of their equity. Instead of dealing with the difficulties of purchasing in a competitive market, many homeowners are choosing to invest in their existing homes.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 16, 2024

elementor-widget-heading.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} A rise in inventory The total number of homes on the market has risen throughout the year, ticking up 4% from May 2024 to June 2024 to stand nearly 23% above last year’s low level. Home values held steady in New Orleans and Denver.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 12, 2024

May 2024 Market Report Highlights Home values climbed month over month in all 50 of the nation’s largest metro areas in May. Home values are up from year-ago levels in 46 of the 50 largest metro areas. Home values are down from year-ago levels in three major metro areas. Inventory levels are 33.8%

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block} The latest Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey (HPES) , produced in partnership with Pulsenomics, examining third quarter 2024 data, has found that following home price growth of 6.0% in 2023, an annual national home price growth of 4.7%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

in 2025, indicating four more 25 bps cuts. While mortgage rates are expected to decrease, high home prices combined with low inventory still pose a challenge for potential homebuyers. “We We don’t expect rates to fall that much in this period and it may not offset rising home prices in hot housing markets.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

2025 Loan Limits Increase by $40,000 The FHFA announced yesterday that in 2025, the conforming loan limits will rise by $40,000 to $806,500 compared to $766,550 in 2024 for single-family/one-unit properties. This is the base number, as higher-priced homes and regions will have higher limits based on average home prices in the area.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Share these with your database on rotation throughout the year. Show off your local expertise by breaking down this information on a local level.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

With fewer homes being listed likely due to the busy time of year buyer demand is still driving home sales up. Although pending sales have slowed, the decrease in inventory means theres less competition for sellers. Lets turn your homeownership dreams into reality in 2025! Great news for homebuyers !

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

With more homes being listed and pending sales on the rise, buyers are staying engaged and making quick decisions. While home sales are down, the increase in inventory and demand means there are still great opportunities for both buyers and sellers. Lets turn your homeownership dreams into reality in 2025!

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Lets turn your homeownership dreams into reality in 2025! In 2025, the FHFA is increasing the conforming loan limit to $806,500up $40,000 from 2024. Despite market challenges, constrained inventory and high demand continue to drive prices up. Instant Home Evaluation See immediately how this market is impacting your home value.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In 2025, the FHFA is increasing the conforming loan limit to $806,500up $40,000 from 2024. Despite market challenges, constrained inventory and high demand continue to drive prices up. This change helps buyers access higher loan amounts to keep pace with rising home values. Great news for homebuyers !

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Lets turn your homeownership dreams into reality in 2025! In 2025, the FHFA is increasing the conforming loan limit to $806,500up $40,000 from 2024. Despite market challenges, constrained inventory and high demand continue to drive prices up. Instant Home Evaluation See immediately how this market is impacting your home value.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Lets turn your homeownership dreams into reality in 2025! In 2025, the FHFA is increasing the conforming loan limit to $806,500up $40,000 from 2024. Despite market challenges, constrained inventory and high demand continue to drive prices up. Instant Home Evaluation See immediately how this market is impacting your home value.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

January 2025 Massachusetts Housing Report MASSACHUSETTS Home Sales Up, Average Price Up Home sales are up 12% year-over-year, with January 2025 at 4,209 compared to 3,757 last January. Prices increased for single and multi-family homes but decreased for condos. Thinking about selling in 2025?

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

January 2025 Maine Housing Report MAINE Home Sales Up, Average Price Up Home sales are up 15.1% Single families: 753 (2024) | 852 (2025) Condominiums: 89 (2024) | 129 (2025) Multi-families: 72 (2024) | 71 (2025) Average sale price increased 4.2% Planning to sell in 2025?

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Listing Spark

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Texas housing market has been a focal point of attention for potential buyers and sellers alike, especially as we approach 2025. The shifting dynamics within this local real estate landscape raise critical questions about home prices, inventory levels, and overall market trends. Should You Sell Your Home in Texas Now?

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

January 2025 Connecticut Housing Report CONNECTICUT Home Sales Up, Average Price Up Home sales are up 6.7% year over year, with January 2025 at 1,679 compared to 1,598 last January. 2025: 2,623 2024: 2,385 2023: 2,487 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 11.4%

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2025

The Connecticut housing market in December showed impressive growth compared to 2023, with increases in home sales, average sale prices, and pending transactions. However, new listings were down, resulting in lower inventory and increased competition among buyers. As 2025 begins, the housing market still faces low inventory.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 29, 2025

As stated last month in my Predictions for 2025 , 2024 will go down in history as the bottom of this down cycle. In 2024, the South Florida single-family housing market saw rising prices, inventory remained tight, and sales declined slightly. 2024 Real Estate Performance Highlights The number of homes sold decreased by 7.6%

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2025

As 2025 begins, the housing market still faces low inventory. After record-low inventory in 2023 and hesitant sellers in 2024, inventory is slightly higher this year, but competition remains fierce. Buyers must be ready to make strong offers when the right home comes up.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2025

The New Hampshire housing market in December demonstrated significant strength compared to 2023, with home sales, average sale prices, and pending transactions all on the rise. Despite this, new listings have declined, leading to reduced inventory and heightened competition among buyers. Learn more in Anthony’s 2025 predictions.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2025

As we enter 2025, the housing market still faces low inventory. After a historically low inventory in 2023 and hesitant sellers in 2024, competition remains tough this year. Learn more in Anthony’s 2025 predictions. Instant Home Evaluation See immediately how this market is impacting your home value.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2025

As 2025 begins, the housing market still faces low inventory. After record-low inventory in 2023 and hesitant sellers in 2024, inventory is slightly higher this year, but competition remains fierce. Buyers must be ready to make strong offers when the right home comes up.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2025

With 2025 underway, the housing market continues to struggle with low inventory. Following record-low inventory in 2023 and cautious sellers in 2024, competition is still fierce this year. Buyers need to act fast when the right home comes along. Learn more in Anthony’s 2025 predictions.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

Listings have slightly improved in volume so far this year by 1.9%, which contributes to the rise in inventory in CT. As of June 2024, inventory is finally reaching levels higher than last year (yellow line in the graph to the right) after starting the year with the lowest levels since 2017. and multis are up by 17.4%.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 10, 2022

The latest Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey1 polled more than 100 experts from academia, government and the private sector to gather their opinions on the state of the housing market and future growth, inflation forecasts and recession risks. “Americans have seen home values rise at record rates over the past few years.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Buffalo, New York , known for its tumultuous winter weather and beloved namesake chicken wing, will be the hottest major housing market in 2025, according to a new report from Zillow. “ Construction that keeps pace with an area’s growth remains a crucial piece of keeping homes available and accessible. 36 last year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Emerging from the pandemic, the chronic lack of inventory disrupted the principles of supply and demand, causing housing prices to soar. With elevated mortgage rates , we anticipate continued growth in listing inventory, a slowdown in housing price appreciation and ongoing innovations to assist professionals and consumers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

While 2024 was certainly a challenging year for the real estate industry, 2025 may be a doozy if the Counselors of Real Estate’s (CRE) 2025 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate report is to be believed. Inventory is diminished because there are fewer people selling than there used to be. DellaPelle posited.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The strongest market agitator in the first half (H1) of 2025 is not likely to be either U.S. However, this era is ending, leading to an expected increase in mortgage lending and an uptick in RMBS issuance, especially in H1 2025. unemployment or inflation caused by monetary or fiscal policy. Consumer financial conditions in the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 24, 2025

of the total value of properties in Los Angeles County. So far in 2025, about 100 homes have been listed for sale within the Eaton and Palisades fire boundaries. of active for-sale home listings so far this year. The Los Angeles County median home value currently stands at approximately $870,500.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Rising home prices and mortgage rates are keeping the lock-in effect alive during the early days of the 2025 housing market. Despite increased levels of for-sale inventory, a significant share of homeowners are content to stay put in their homes for the long haul.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As the 2025 spring homebuying season approaches and the tone is set for what the rest of the year could look like the long-term costs of a home loan are inching lower even as fears of inflation, unemployment and tariffs loom large. home value. Census Bureau data.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Let your clients know how the market will impact competition, home values, and the overall buying strategy. Review comparable sales: Show your clients how a comparative market analysis (CMA) will be used to help them make an offer and determine the fair market value (FMV). How will these factors affect a potential offer?

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 30, 2025

Despite the difficult conditions, there are some signs of resilient demand and pockets of activity may emerge as rising inventory in some areas could ease price pressures and offer more options for buyers and sellers. home value is currently $356,585, up 2.6% According to Zillow , the average U.S. over the past year.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 13, 2025

This article originally appeared in the January 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. As 2025 dawns, the housing market and mortgage industry brace for a year of change. Policies that work to increase the supply of for-sale housing in 2025 would have the most impact on the housing market.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Newz: Waivers Increasing, The New URAR: Markets vs. Neighborhoods, Climate Change and Home Values February 7, 2025 Whats in This Newsletter (In Order, Scroll Down) LIA AD: Should I consider this an actual claim? I have not seen discussions on the future of home values in risky areas. percent from one week earlier.

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