Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 2, 2024

of mortgaged residential properties were considered equity-rich, a term indicating that the combined estimated loan balances secured by those properties were no more than half of their estimated market values. of homes were equity-rich, matching a high point reached in the spring of the previous year. in Q1 2024 to 37.4%

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

ATTOM has released its latest Special Housing Market Impact Risk Report , a study examining county-level housing markets around the U.S. that are more or less vulnerable to declines, based on home affordability, equity, and other measures in the third quarter of 2024. home value currently stands at $359,099, up 2.6%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Real estate data company StreetWire has partnered with Northern California MLS MetroList to produce an insurance product called Home Value Lock. It’s designed to protect homeowners from declining home values. Home Value Lock is currently available only in California. “As

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If youre thinking about buying or selling a house and wondering about the housing market, youre not the only one. The real estate market has seen a lot of unusual trends in the past couple of years, so it makes sense that youd want the latest market update before you make any major decisions! Will Interest Rates Go Down in 2025?

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And now people are moving to these safe, family-friendly havens not just for the peace and quiet, but for the strong job markets as well. A considerable number of movers want to live near a thriving job market that can support them should they lose a remote job. people searching to move in for every one looking to leave.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In over half of the Opportunity Zones examined, median prices rose by more than 10 percent a year as the country’s protracted housing market bubble persisted. Regardless matter whether the housing market has experienced a sharp upturn, a slight improvement, or a slight decline, that pattern has persisted.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, homeowners have a unique advantage with home equity products—designed to let residents tap into their home’s equity for cash. Mortgage professionals must keep up with the new demand for home equity products in the new market. That growth presents an opportunity for reverse mortgages and home equity loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

housing market remains challenging for prospective buyers as concerns over mortgage rates , home prices and affordability persist in 2025. With affordability shrinking, buyers are taking more risks to secure homes, according to HomeLight s 2025 Lender Insights & Predictions survey.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Key findings of the study show: On a national scale, the median value of a mobile home is $61,400 to $220,000 less than that of a single-family home, although median mobile home values increased by an average of 34.58% from 2016 to 2021. Only in these states are median mobile home values more than $100,000.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

home values have risen by 45.3 In other words, more than 10 years of typical home value growth has been packed into a five-year period, a new report from Zillow shows. Since 2020, U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mandated by HERA The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) requires that the FHFA adjust the GSEs’ baseline CLL value annually to reflect the change in the average U.S. home price. home value over the last four quarters. housing market experienced positive annual appreciation each quarter since the start of 2012.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 4, 2024

What if a neighbor is the clutter-collecting culprit—could the adjacent property take a home-value hit? A team of researchers for StorageUnits.com surveyed some 500 licensed agents to determine how clutter in and around a seller’s home, as well as the surrounding neighborhood, impacts a property’s asking price.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial , which offers both Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) loans as well as proprietary reverse mortgage products, announced that it has lowered the minimum home value for its fixed-rate proprietary products.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 10, 2025

Fixer-uppers can be appealing to a first-time buyer trying to get their foot in the door of homeownership, because they offer a lower initial price of entry, said Amanda Pendleton, Zillows home trends expert. But that was then and this is nowwhen home value appreciation has returned to earth. home value growth in 2025.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

The data is clear that selling off the MLS costs home sellers in communities of color thousands of dollars in lost value, Zillow senior economist Orphe Divounguy said in a statement. We must maintain transparency in the housing market so we dont go back to the dark ages of real estate. To conduct its study, Zillow analyzed 2.72

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2020

2020 has been a remarkably strong year for the housing market. Sales volume has remained elevated compared to last year since about mid-June, home values are growing more quickly than they have in 15 years and homes are typically selling a full three weeks faster than a year ago. million homes sold – 21.8%

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Using factors like market stability, long-term growth, affordability, and market fluidity, this guide highlights housing markets expected to perform well in 2024. The Best States for Homebuyers in 2024 ConsumerAffairs analysis ranks states with strong market resilience, potential for value appreciation, and affordability.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Single-family rental ( SFR ) homes are now priced 20% higher than the typical apartment, according to Zillow s rental market report for December 2024. metro areas and found that the typical asking rent for a single-family home reached $2,174 per month in December. Zillow analyzed the 50 largest U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cleveland-based Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) released an analysis Thursday that highlights a growing gap between appraised home values and sale prices. Over the past four years, home prices have increased significantly in many markets, but recently the rate of growth has begun to slow. home prices rose by 3.6%

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 4, 2025

The combined value of U.S. homes gained $2.5 In percentage terms, the total value of the U.S. housing market grew 5.2% There are more homes for sale right now than in recent years and that has led to buyers markets in many areas of the country. In 2024, Floridas housing market had several challenges.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 8, 2024

housing market is rapidly approaching the $50 trillion mark, with the total value of homes across the country hitting a record $49.6 In a decade, the value of U.S. homes has more than doubled, rising nearly 120% from $22.7 In a decade, the value of U.S. New Brunswick’s total home value surged 13.3%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels drop by 1% in Q4 2024 to a total of $13.95 That’s according to the latest edition of the Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI), a quarterly report compiled by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) in conjunction with data analytics firm RiskSpan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The stock market is a funny game. The stock market is at an all-time high, finishing 2020 at record levels. But these gains are a temporary disguise, masking the true future of a volatile market. In 2020, home prices soared by nearly 10% to levels not seen since 2014, all while inventory dropped significantly.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Home prices trended up in almost all U.S. In the current market, rising prices are the direct result of insufficient housing supply not meeting the full demand.” The national median single-family existing-home price sat at $389,400 during the first quarter of 2024, up 5% compared to one year ago. of markets, up from 2.3%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

home remodeling industry report that while market conditions are stalling larger-scale remodeling projects, consumers seeking remodeling work are focused on efforts that could serve to increase home values and to future-proof homes for later life and aging in place. Members of the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2024

While the study excluded refinancing data due to lower refinancing activity in manufactured housing, it relied on purchasing indexes to provide a market-reflective valuation. Research indicates that rising land prices have significantly outpaced the appreciation of home structures, contributing to a disparity in overall value growth.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Home Values and Housing Costs Older homeowners generally reside in homes with lower median values than the overall population. For instance, the median home value for those aged 65 and older in Las Vegas is $429,600, slightly below the citywide median of $437,900.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. Specifically, housing markets like Portland, Maine , Bay City, Mich. markets; by December 2020, prices were already up 23.6% Pueblo, Colo. ,

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For the second consecutive year, Zillows ranking of the most popular markets was dominated by Northeastern cities. While only one West Coast market, which led the way in 2021, made it into the top 10, the Midwest also performed well. As a result, average home values have increased by 7.3% to $415,000 in the last year.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Naturally, this has forced buyers to seek lower price points or has completely eliminated them from the market. Therefore, it begs the question: what will happen to home values? To answer this question, we must consider the historical correlation between interest rates and home price appreciation. The offer was accepted.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Miami stands as one of the most dynamic and valuable real estate markets in the United States. While not yet reaching the trillion-dollar mark, Miami ‘s total real estate value, including both residential and commercial properties, was estimated at approximately $650 billion as of 2023, according to the Miami Association of Realtors.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These results show just how diverse the real estate markets can be across the United States, said a spokesperson from Calgaryhomes.ca. While theres a variety of factors that go into how quickly homes sellaffordability, demand, and regional economic conditions for example-the results of the study are very interesting. of houses sold.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“The cost of owning a home has gone from affordable to unaffordable for a lot of local Florida residents and out-of-towners. Home prices that are much higher than in pre-pandemic times and the disaster-driven surge in HOA and insurance costs are now pricing homebuyers out of the market.” Atlanta $2,811 106.8% $239 65.8%

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 31, 2025

Fannie Maes ESR Group, led by Chief Economist Palim, studies current data, analyzes historical and emerging trends, and conducts surveys of consumer and mortgage lender groups to provide forecasts and analyses on the economy, housing, and mortgage markets. home valued at $357,138, up 2.6% over the past year.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It is evident that older households are aging in place, leading to updated predictions that show that there will be no excess supply of homes to the markets from older Americans moving or dying over the next decade.” Older Americans are holding onto their homes longer, and there are more of them. year-over-year.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 22, 2025

According to Zillow s most recent market report, rented single-family homes are currently the most notable item on the real estate market, with prices 20% higher than those of a typical multifamily apartment. In the meantime, owned home value growth has leveled out at 2.6% annually, down from 5.2% in December 2019.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to new Zillow research, Buffalo, New York, is projected to be the hottest major housing market in 2025. This is the first time a market has held the title for consecutive years. What should be the most competitive markets for buyers this year share two characteristics: relative affordability and a dearth of available homes.

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