Lamacchia Realty

MAY 6, 2021

City and town offices were ordered to shut down at the beginning of the pandemic causing delays for attorneys who need municipal certificates, mortgage companies were extremely backed up due to the low rates which caused a litany of refinancing applications, and extremely low inventory and high buyer demand flipped the market upside down.

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Hank Miller Team

JULY 12, 2023

Working at home became "a thing" and people spent a lot more time in and around their homes. Many leveraged those low rates and refinanced, taking money out and completing home improvements. Listing inventory down as well, in the mix is the dearth of new construction when builders slammed on the brakes.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 11, 2022

This year’s buying and selling campaign will be marked by increasing inventory (good!), and rising home prices (still!). In some of the more recent instances where mortgage rates climbed more than one percentage point in about a year, home prices still rose and sales usually fell. overall, where housing inventory rose 2.4%

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 8, 2021

housing starts, when builders break ground and lay a foundation, are forecast to finish this year at 1.04M single-family homes, the first time since 2007 the figure will exceed a million. Amid rising land and construction costs, permits for single-family homes in King County slowed in the third quarter to 940, down 7.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 25, 2022

Asbestos was used heavily in home construction – for flooring, drywall, ceiling treatments and insulation – until the 1980s. Even though the Clean Air Act of 1978 banned asbestos in residential properties, businesses were allowed to use their remaining inventory in home remodeling and new construction until it was exhausted.)

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post Modular Homes Data Plates, ADU income, Pickleball courts and other interesting home improvements, , unusual homes, mortgage origination and more! The Unique Mountain House in Nevada City, CA listed for $3.3 The ARM share was 9.3

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

A key takeaway from this year’s report is the impact that rising raw materials costs has had on home-improvement projects. This has caused an average of -3% ROI for all home improvement projects. Here are the top ROI projects for a typical home in the U.S. Inventory across our area remains extremely low.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2022

This generation is leading the charge in remodeling homes, particularly aging structures that could have soon been near the end of their lifespan. Without their spirit to rebuild, our thinning housing inventory would be more dire than it is today. Developers can build only so many new homes at a time! There is 0.6

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

annually in home improvements across the U.S., Improvements include remodels, replacements and additions to homes. The $180B kitchen and bath market is leading the home-improvement charge and, despite economic headwinds for many households, industry experts see no end in this modernization movement.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 13, 2025

However, lower short-term interest rates in 2025 would lower borrowing costs for homebuilders and could lead to an increase in residential construction. Tariffs will push prices for some of the goods used in home construction higher. labor market and result in labor shortages in many industries, including construction.

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