Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He emphasizes the importance of a diverse product portfolio including DSCR and business-purpose loans, to better serve clients. Davis believes that by aligning with the right lender and expanding product offerings, originators can position themselves as valuable partners in a shaky market. Rehabs will be invaluable to reopen inventory.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Real estate agents across the country have made it clear – low inventory and low mortgage rates have kept them busy throughout the pandemic, especially in typical vacation destinations. That trend is holding true for the housing market in Hawaii, located about 2,500 miles west of the mainland. They were just here last week.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

These are the words real estate agents use when asked to describe the current state of the market and what it’s like to buy a home today. Buyers are facing unprecedented challenges, they say, due to a confluence of housing market conditions: Pricing. Lack of inventory. We don’t have any inventory.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

Simultaneously, persistently high housing costs have driven pending home sales down by 4.2% The market continues to grapple with insufficient inventory , Redfin reported. New listings have risen approximately 8% compared to last year, yet overall inventory remains below typical spring levels.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

After heating up like the rest of the country, the Louisiana housing market has continued to cool since interest rates began to rise in the second half of 2022. Another indicator of the slower market conditions is the statewide rise in inventory.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Many are eyeing scenic East Tennessee, where Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs have formed one the country’s hottest housing markets. Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. year-over-year. year-over-year. Presented by: Radian.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Why sales are falling through Redfin said several factors are contributing to the spike in failed transactions: Rising supply , falling demand : Housing inventory has climbed to its highest level since 2020, giving buyers more choices. These markets remain seller-friendly, with low inventory and limited buyer alternatives.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. Stewart also said her clients want acreage and bigger yards because everyone is inside at home, working or schooling.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Forecasts for the housing market in 2025 are not that rosy, but Ryan McKeveny and Brian Hale see this as a good thing for the years ahead. Housing inventory is key Inventory is important in making the housing market more affordable, but it’s more complicated than just building more houses, McKeveny said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Warmer summer weather has brought cooler housing market conditions to Montana. The market right now just feels like it’s a bit lukewarm,” said Brian Huskey , a Billings, Montana-based ERA American Real Estate agent. This was the slowest June we’ve seen in many years in our market,” Durham, a luxury-focused agent, said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

As of March 29, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area was the fourth-hottest housing market in the country. The Bay Area metro had a 90-day average Market Action Index score of 61.19, according to data from Altos Research. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index of 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Although more agents are fielding questions about the commission lawsuits than they were a quarter ago , they also remain optimistic about where the housing market is headed in the second quarter of 2024, according to the RealTrends Q2 2024 AgentPulse survey.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and Texas. This trend had a profound impact on the housing market. Career Institute.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

No matter where you are in the state, real estate agents in Virginia are facing low inventory conditions that are creating frustrating scenarios for their buyers. “I Out in Wise, Virginia, near the westernmost tip of the state, RE/MAX Cavaliers agent Brett Tiller and his clients are also struggling to find suitable properties.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

While Northwest Ohio ’s housing market has remained fairly strong in recent months, local real estate agents say things become a bit more complicated when you segment the market by price point. For Fleischmann’s buyer clients, mortgage rates really seem to be a problem when houses need updates. “If

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At Altos considers any score above 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

And while real estate agents repping luxury homes aren’t seeing as many bidding wars as they did this summer , their respective housing markets are still crazy right now. I’ve had many conversations with clients of mine from late April through early July, the market was total pandemonium. Very, very unique.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Stubbornly high interest rates, low levels of inventory and elevated home prices are putting a strain on the often-limited budgets of first-time buyers. Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Despite the population decline, Illinois’ housing market remains relatively strong. The state has an Altos Research Market Action Index score of 44, which is above the national score of 39. Altos considers anything above 30 to be indicative of a seller’s market. As of Feb. Across the state, as of Feb.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Local agents say this is one of the main reasons why the state is struggling with housing inventory. As of June 14, the state had a 90-day average of 10,393 single-family active listings on the market. Despite the state’s tight inventory, the housing market is not as hot as one might expect.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Known for its rural communities, quaint towns, scenic lakes and mountain vistas, New Hampshire is probably not where you would expect to find one of the nations hottest housing markets but the data says otherwise. 18, with a market action index score of 55.77. We need to get 6,000 or 7,000 homes on the market a month.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Denver-based Realtor Bret Weinstein took on a client whose house had been on the market for 60 days. The loss of population has softened housing demand, as has the rapid rise in mortgage rates that began in the spring of 2022. Despite dropping the price to $625,000 from $650,000, it sat for another 45 days with no offers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. The market is just insane,” she said. “I

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. One of Dicker’s clients this past weekend backed out of a $295,000 houmese purchase in Michigan this past weekend. But the boom times are over, and he knows it. And he’s far from alone.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The acquisition gives Compass a firm footprint of high-end homes in an area with an expensive housing market. We are confident that aligning with Compass unlocks clear benefits for WFPs agents and their clients, offering them access to innovative programs, cutting-edge technology , and more inventory within our combined network.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I We are seeing a healthy increase in inventory, which we really needed.” Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

However, there are a number of attention-grabbing headlines, which unfortunately only compare today’s housing market to the very recent history of the last two years. It is always good to know where we are with the real estate market, but it is essential to keep all data in historical perspective. . Historically 2.5

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends and data across the country. I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. The combination of these factors has resulted in a hot housing market. A score of 30 denotes a balanced market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Surveyed professionals also pointed to finding investor clients and have had success with products such as non-qualified mortgages ( non-QM s), down payment assistance programs (DPAs) and home equity line of credits ( HELOC s). About 37% of respondents were spending money in social media and 34.8% in events to garner business. Roughly 47.4%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. While the central bank left the benchmark rate unchanged in the target range of 5.25%-5.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Vacation areas and luxury housing markets aren’t the only ones benefitting from a wave of pandemic buyers : southeastern locales are also filling up. months’ worth of inventory, down 53.5% Because inventory is so low, Bond said she’s been encouraging her clients to sell sooner rather than later. “My

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. The sector outlook reflects expectations for a slowing economy in 2023, with a modest increase in unemployment and potential pricing corrections in the housing market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Conway, Arkansas. Rochester, New York.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

housing market was relatively slow in 2024, experts say the luxury sector was an outlier and they are anticipating even stronger conditions in 2025. According to The Trend Report released Monday by Coldwell Banker s Global Luxury program, the brands luxury property specialists expect more luxury buyers to reenter the market in 2025.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

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