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Pending Home Sales Climb to Highest Level Since March

Appraisal Buzz

Pending house sales are a good indicator of market conditions and typically follow existing home sales by one to two months. According to the Realtor.com and WSJ Housing Market Ranking, homebuyers have focused on mid-sized, reasonably priced regions in the Midwest and Northeast, even if housing prices are still high.

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Florida theme parks creating more housing for employees

Housing Wire

But the parks — which employ an estimated 110,000 people collectively — are also facing headwinds due to their employees’ struggles to afford housing , and now both NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company — owners of the major parks — are aiming to address it, according to reporting from Bloomberg.

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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

“Apartment rents have dropped by nearly 15% in two years, which is warp speed for the housing market. Austin fits the classic example of a boom/bust housing market, where a collapse is taking place.” of existing supply, with another 38,000 of apartment units under construction (12.2%

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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

Additionally, apartment construction is strong , which puts an additional pressure on landlords to avoid vacancy. next year and to reach 2% in 2026, he added. On the housing market, he noted that activity “picked up somewhat” although it remains well below the levels of a year ago, largely reflecting higher mortgage rates.

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DataDigest: Water wars in the Southwest

Housing Wire

Arizona state officials announced last week that there is not enough groundwater for all of the construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area. in May, the biggest drop of any housing market in America. Is this a glimpse of the future in the Southwest? Arizona alone agreed to forgo 1.8

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Fannie Mae Releases 2025 Economic Outlook 

Appraisal Buzz

As the new year draws near, Fannie Mae anticipates that many of the housing trends from 2024 will persist in 2025, with the lock-in effect of mortgage rates and housing affordability continuing to be major obstacles for countless Americans. The holding pattern for multifamily housing will continue.

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Appraising Kitchens

Appraisal Today

The ranch dates to the late 1800s, and its multiple properties include a 4,980-square-foot lakefront home with a waterside cabana, an under-construction 7,713-square-foot architect-designed residence and a number of cabins. Mandate: November 2, 2026 UAD 2.6 Early 2026 New UAD in full production. in the production environment.