Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

These off-market listings not only harm sellers, but they limit exposure to potential buyers, possibly deepening inequities that have long existed in real estate. We must maintain transparency in the housing market so we dont go back to the dark ages of real estate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

housing market. more homes on the market now than a year ago. The more rates fall the more we want to own real estate. Rates dropped to ultra-low levels, so we wanted to own every bit of real estate possible. Demand is slower so more of the sellers are sitting on the market. There are 28.7%

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

Robin Sheridan, a real-estate broker with Compass Washington, recently listed a three-bedroom home in Seattle for $795,000. As anyone involved in the residential real-estate market knows, bidding wars – and contract prices exceeding the list price – are the norm today in many markets around the nation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

real estate market is in and it may surprise you, but pretty much all the signals for housing in 2024 are pointing for growth now. We have more homes going into contract each week now than we did a year ago — supply and demand are climbing together. There are now 258,000 single family homes in contract.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

For several weeks, I’ve been reporting data that shows the housing market growing in 2024. Those metrics, specifically the pace of new listings and new sales contracts, slowed this week. New listings and new contracts both still show a bit of improvement over 2023, but the growth rates have slid back down.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and December is well under way, we can start looking ahead to the 2024 housing market. It’s looking like we’ll end 2023 with higher housing inventory than this time last year. It’s looking like we’ll end 2023 with higher housing inventory than this time last year. housing market in 2024.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Demand for “have-it-all” properties and the “forever dream home” will shape this spring’s luxury housing market, according to the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 2024 Mid-Year Trend Report , which forecasts growing optimism among affluent consumers and an influx of desirable inventory. of responding specialists agreed. “A

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

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. Aspen, Colorado. Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

But the Scottsdale housing market, and Arizona as a whole, has seen an enormous uptick in out-of-state movers in the past 14 months — when the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the country, ultimately allowing people to work from home and seek larger, more cost-effective lots to live on.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Prior to the fires there were only 17 houses for sale in all of Pacific Palisades , for example. This is different from a hurricane hitting Tampa where the real estate market is big enough to move the needle on national numbers. There are just 252,000 single-family total homes in the contract pending stage.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 11, 2022

“The housing market is getting back to normal.” UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/15/2022 Lunch & Learn Market Update (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/20/2022 Beer & Stats at Out of Bounds (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/26/2022 […]. Well, yes and no.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. Using CoreLogic TrueStandings data, we estimate that there will be about 20 million home mortgages outstanding at the start of 2021, with a contract interest rate of 4% or higher. 2020 was a truly unprecedented year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Austin, Texas might be the hottest housing market in the country. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. It is just a super tight housing market.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2025

In addition to buyers and sellers, this disruption might have repercussions for the economy, associated sectors, and the larger real estate market. If the delay is too long, some contracts may expire, leading buyers to renegotiate or back out of the deal. How Will This Affect the U.S. Or Will It?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) But the housing market in the second half of 2022? over asking price. High octane stuff.

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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. Contracts during this time also skyrocketed 62%. And, since early July to now, it’s just getting very busy.”. Presented by: NAMB.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Though the demand for homes remained strong across the United States in August, there are clear signs that the housing market is past its peak. Still, the 69,563 homes that went into contract represented a 9% decrease from the high point set in May 2021. Why today’s housing market makes speed and agility crucial for lenders.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2025

Todays housing market is weird. Some homes are attracting bidding wars like its 2020 again, while others are sitting on the market for weeks with no action, said Desiree Bourgeois, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in Detroit. Nationwide, active listings rose 10.7% year-over-year, and 1.3%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

held up in 2023, sales volume in the housing market cratered. The industry is in a deep housing recession this year. If we get lucky with mortgage rates, though, we might just be at the bottom of the housing market recession right now. To get the weekly picture of the housing market, watch the video above.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. economy, especially the mortgage and housing sector.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

This situation contrasts with the challenges the market faced in 2023, during the banking crisis when the Federal Reserve was still raising rates. We will keep a close eye on the data in February and we will be discussing this and other housing economic topics at our big Housing Economic Summit Feb. 26 in Dallas.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Any sales growth momentum in the real estate market we might have had early in the year is gone. New home sales contracts are coming in pretty consistently fewer than last year — 4.9% Our Immediate sales measure of homes that get listed, take offers and go into contract in a few days is also notably lower than last year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. What does a real estate reporter do to mark the one-year anniversary of the Sitzer/Burnett jury verdict ? Funny you should ask.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Could the housing market change and slow again in 2024? The data does not show any slowing on any of the active market metrics. There are now 247,000 single family homes in contract. That is 4.25% more homes in contract now than last year at this time. These are very clear trends as we start the new year.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2024

If we look at the housing market right now, sales are down, new listings are down and prices are decelerating. Good inflation data came in last week, the bond market rallied and mortgage rates took a notable dip below 7% for the first time in months. If so, how should we expect the housing market to react?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The housing market faced a lot of uncertainty when COVID-19 caused the real estate industry to pause under shut-downs, but low interest rates and the desire for more space has turned this year into a boom time for real estate agents. HousingWire caught up with real estate agents across the U.S.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The housing market has shifted over the past month. That’s what the stats are showing, and it’s what we’re hearing from the trenches. Today I want to highlight what’s been happening in Sacramento, and unpack what I mean by “shift” too since this word can be sensationalized.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

While cancellation rates remain below pandemic-era peaks such as March 2020s record 16.4% the rising trend indicates continued uncertainty in the housing market. Some real estate agents are advising buyers to monitor homes they missed out on, as deals are falling through at a higher rate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But home sellers are gradually easing back into this housing market. Any time inventory rises, you start to see housing crash hyperbole on social media. There were 66,000 new listings this week, of which 14,000 are already in contract. Sellers are coming back to this housing market.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Rising interest rates and a slowing economy overall are already taking some of the air out of the rapid home-price appreciation the housing market has experience over the past year, according to the recently released Federal Reserve Beige Book for July. The market is going to go into correction,” he said. “I

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. There were nine new pending contracts for every 10 new listings, a slower rate than the 9.9 Usually, Merchant said the Sacramento housing market slows down after Labor Day, but doesn’t see that slowdown this year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As low inventory levels, elevated mortgage rates and rising home prices keep the housing industry stagnant, short-term real estate investors — aka fix-and-flippers — faced market turmoil during the third quarter of 2024. An index score above 50 indicates market expansion, while a score below 50 indicates contraction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

New pending sales are also on the rise, with the 60,000 homes going under contract last week representing a 9% increase from the same week last year and an 11% increase from the same week in 2022. Data from Altos Research shows that higher mortgage rates aren’t necessarily keeping sellers from listing their homes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As we approach the end of another hot year for the market, homebuyers and sellers are eagerly looking ahead to the 2022 housing market. Will the market continue its streak of strong growth, or are we finally about to see a slow down? I’ll also highlight which variables we should be watching for unexpected market shifts.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said. Housing markets continued to weaken, with sales and construction declining across [all 12 Federal Reserve] districts,” according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book released on Wednesday.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

And even the housing market feels a bit like the ’90s. Big pants, Nirvana t-shirts, and Doc Martens. Let’s talk about it.

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