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Survey: Nearly 90% of homeowners are worried about selling

Housing Wire

A large majority of homeowners (88%) have concerns about selling their homes, with financial uncertainty and housing market conditions ranking among their top fears, according to a recent survey by Clever Real Estate. Conversely, property tax increases would be a primary motivator for 43% of homeowners to sell more quickly.

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How will California’s Proposition 19 impact property taxes?

Housing Wire

A slim majority of California residents voted in favor of Proposition 19 on Election Day, green-lighting a motion that gives new property tax breaks to older homeowners while increasing property taxes for those inheriting their parents’ or grandparents’ properties. Presented by: CoreLogic.

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Did new home sales really just crash?

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates have been rising and the housing market is also experiencing the impacts of hurricanes. However, the Southern states have seen the highest growth in existing inventory, meaning that higher mortgage rates are influencing the figures in this region as well. This represents a supply of 9.5

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Fix-and-flip investors say they’re discouraged by higher mortgage rates, home prices

Housing Wire

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. But acquisitions were also somewhat easier in these markets due to rising inventory.

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New-home sales beat estimates but need a dose of reality

Housing Wire

Active inventory is growing here, but it isn’t the total active inventory we see in the chart below that makes the builders nervous — it’s the amount of completed units for sale with rising mortgage rates. I discussed this recently with the previous housing starts report. In the new home sales report, we have about 1.8

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Chicago housing market normalizing after unprecedented volatility during the pandemic

Housing Wire

People seeking more space to accommodate working from home led to a minor outflow of residents that put the housing market on pause. New listings have stalled as a result of rising inventory. Property taxes are another factor that is slowing things down. I haven’t seen a shift [to a buyer’s market].

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Eight states now have more unsold inventory than in 2019. Here’s why.

Housing Wire

Unsold inventory of homes on the market has been climbing in the U.S. In general, inventory rises with rates because more expensive money slows demand. When demand slows, inventory grows. According to Altos Research , there are 40% more homes on the market at the end of August 2024 than there were last year at this time.

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