Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 23, 2024

According to the survey’s findings, more local community developers who buy at auction see the state of the market as a disadvantage rather than an advantage. Not much changed, just trying to get more inventory,” wrote another survey respondent who said the market has not impacted his willingness to buy at auction.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Demand at distressed property auctionsfor both foreclosure auctions and bank-owned (REO) auctionshas drifted lower to end 2024 as market headwinds such as rising retail inventory and higher-for-longer mortgage rates intensified for the local community developers buying at auction.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability. Regulatory Developments: Key updates on policy changes and new regulations affecting industry compliance and operations. and global economies, alongside residential and commercial real estate trends.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

metro areas that are embracing new development and “creating a more diverse and plentiful supply of homes.“ metro areas that are embracing new development and “creating a more diverse and plentiful supply of homes.“ The report noted that the city revised an ordinance in 2021 to encourage the development of affordable housing.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

As affordable housing advocates throw paint at the wall to get the federal government to do something – anything – about the national housing shortage, a modest but perhaps significant legislative idea has reemerged. Housing and Urban Development. Groups pushing for housing development have lobbied Congress to return to the bill.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

A recent study by the National Association of Home Builders found that regulations imposed by all levels of government on new homes account for $93,870, or 23.8%, of the current average sales price ($397,300). Of that $93,870, $41,330 is attributable to regulation during development, and $52,540 is due to regulation during construction.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured housing under a loan program sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 2, 2025

Last weeks level of purchase applications was its highest since the end of January, driven by a 3 percent increase in conventional purchases, while government purchase applications were down 2 percent, Kan adds Overall purchase activity has shown year-over-year growth for more than two months as the inventory of existing homes for sale continues to (..)

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). According to Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), new home inventory represented about 30% of the total inventory on the market in 2023, compared to the historical norm of 12%. This is 12.2%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

While this won’t lead to a “silver tsunami” when it comes to a flood of housing inventory, the impacts of an aging population are difficult to ignore. Given the major demographic changes taking place in the state, implementation should be conducted with an urgency not typical of government operations,” the report stated.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Senate in the hope of establishing a new grant program that would fund local government efforts to develop and implement housing policy plans. This legislation will give state and local governments critical resources to improve affordability and expand access to quality housing where it’s needed the most.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Last week, the Biden administration unveiled a multi-pronged proposal for federal agencies to address the lack of housing inventory, ahead of action from Congress. Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s risk-based sharing program, and increase funding to existing programs.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). New homes constitute slightly more than 30% of the total active inventory in the market. Against the backdrop of these market dynamics, housing affordability and accessibility have emerged as central themes in state governance. Census Bureau and the U.S. It also marked a 1.8%

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

A recent study from the National Association of Home Builders found that regulations imposed by all levels of government on new homes account for $93,870, or 23.8%, of the current average sales price ($397,300). ” In authorizations, units in buildings with five units or more were authorized at a rate of 559,000 in April. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the implementation of such an option could prevent “several thousand borrowers a year from foreclosure.” The proposed rule would change repayment provisions for FHA borrowers, allowing lenders to recast a borrower’s total unpaid loan for an additional 120 months.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“In the meantime, rates remain low and stable, even as the nation faces declining housing affordability and low inventory.”. HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler and Deluxe Senior Business Development Executive Mark McGuinn discuss the challenges lenders are facing to optimize lead generation, even as mortgage rates continue to change.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S. AFR offers agency, nonagency and government lending products. residential mortgage market and housing-related assets. It also has a niche in construction and manufactured home loan programs.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Nationwide housing inventory showed a glimmer of recovery toward the end of 2024. Im seeing a lot more inventory hit the market than I have in past years, but its not nearly enough,” Charles Wheeler, a San Diego-based Redfin Premier agent, said in the report. month over month in January. According to the report, Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

While Alabama agents might feel good about their state’s prospects as a migratory hotspot, they must also face the repercussions of a growing population — namely increased pressure on the state’s already constrained housing inventory. Inventory was the theme last year and it is shaping up to be the theme this year,” Ellison said.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

There is currently only one month’s worth of housing inventory in Austin. Little-to-no inventory among such strong demand is artificially raising the median home price right now, 2020 president of the board, Romeo Manzanilla, told HousingWire. Additionally, residential sales increased by 28.8% and sales dollar volume soared 47.2%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some economists say that this development contributed to drive up the 10-year treasury yield to its highest level since November 2022. government credit rating downgrade caused mortgage rates to rise this week,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. Scarce inventory leads to a modest pace of sales for existing homes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

The purchase market remains strong overall, but low housing inventory and accelerating home prices have started to adversely impact purchase activity,” said Kan. Of that $93,870, $41,330 is attributable to regulation during development, and $52,540 is due to regulation during construction. of FHA loans, 10.3%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While Anywhere executives attribute the slower housing market to inspiring some of these savings and technology developments, they also chalk up the company’s growing franchisee count to the business practice changes resulting from the commission lawsuit settlements. Schneider said. to advocate for this and other issues.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. If that were the case, the government itself could charge individuals and institutions a usurious amount for loans or for the creation of infrastructure. The job is not easy, but the impact is enormous.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

California [has been] the most inventory-constrained market for years.” But even with all of these laws, costs and local regulations are still limiting factors for development. Mohtashami suggested the government incentivize new building with 0% rates on loans. As a result, the housing gap is creating a labor force gap as well.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Census Bureau over a five-year period shows that prices for manufactured homes have risen by nearly 60% as the nation continues to contend with a housing affordability crisis that stems in part from a shortage of sufficient inventory. An analysis of data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

The goal is to help them develop this territory and use this platform to attract talent – established loan officers, up and coming loan officers,” Steinway said in an interview with HousingWire. People are still buying homes, but we are still seeing multiple offers like crazy, seeing a lot of people waive contingencies such as inspections.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

The pilot program includes several limitations to the types of loans the government-sponsored enterprise will be allowed to purchase. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Friday announced that it has given conditional approval for Freddie Mac to begin purchasing closed-end second mortgages through a pilot program.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

This is what happens when you have government by a committee of 900, Cantrell said. Broad listing exposure remains the most reliable and more equitable way for sellers to maximize price and minimize time on the market, while ensuring buyers have equal access to housing inventory and all agents in a market can compete fairly to earn business.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Arjun Dhingra, who serves as sales and business development at All Western Mortgage. For so long, the government dismissing it as transitory or not a permanent thing was giving the general public a false sense of security about the state of affairs. To become an HW+ member, click here.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2020

“We still have vacancy and blight issues but they are not crippling as they were a decade ago,” said Ian Beniston, executive director at the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC), a nonprofit community development corporation in Youngstown, Ohio. Seeking new inventory sources. Not like wine.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ginnie Mae backs bonds issued against securitized loan pools insured at the loan level through government agencies such as the FHA and VA. Neal pointed to a government-subsidized rate buydown program launched in the 1970s, another period of high interest rates.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Because there wont be enough new inventory to meet demand, prices will increase at a rate comparable to that of the second half of 2024. Because there wont be enough new inventory to meet demand, prices will increase at a rate comparable to that of the second half of 2024.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

in 2025, according to a quarterly survey of housing experts conducted by government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Fannie Mae. home-price growth is predicted to finish this year at 4.7% before slowing to 3.1%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2023

The share of distressed property auction buyers who say they are owner-occupants nearly doubled over the last year, boosted by a game-changing government policy that took effect last August. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in August 2022.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

However, inventory challenges persist as the number of existing homes for sale remains very low. Though, a recent rebound in single-family housing starts is an encouraging development that will hopefully extend through the summer.” Any comparisons to those years may cast a shadow over the current market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) program saw its share of total HECM endorsements in 2023 rise to its highest level since 2019. The inventory is so low, so people are wanting to figure out how they can move into a home.” That’s not saying all that much.

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