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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

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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How do you put a price on the wildfire damage in LA?

Housing Wire

It could also include impacted markets, supply chain challenges or financial market connections that could be impacted in some way by the fires, Schneyer said. Of the total economic loss, $150 billion to $200 billion or more does not strictly include what is happening in Los Angeles.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

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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Homebuilders are all smiles right now

Housing Wire

For the first time in nearly a year, homebuilder confidence moved into positive territory thanks to strong consumer demand , limited competition from the existing home sales market , and an improving supply chain.

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New home sales fall to lowest pace in a year

Housing Wire

in May to a 769,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. above where they were a year ago, when COVID-related procedures froze the new home market in place. Census Bureau. Sales grew 33% in the Northeast, 6.7% in the South.

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

Supply shocks soothed Among the pandemic’s many ripple effects, two hit hard on homebuilders’ costs: a sudden increase in homebuyer demand and supply chain shocks due to lockdowns and capacity cuts by producers who had anticipated economic slowdowns. and many individual commodity prices actually fell.”

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New home sales fell again in February

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. This transaction volume is taking place against a backdrop of continuous supply chain and labor disruptions.”. months supply. Buyers are facing a housing market that looks to be as competitive as ever,” Handy said in a statement. in February.