Appraisal Buzz

MAY 2, 2022

The housing market has experienced a turbulent few years, so what can industry experts expect in the future? After months of paperwork and organizing teams, many experts believe the allocated funding will start positively affecting the real estate market. Secondary Real Estate Markets On the Rise. construction sites.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Limited inventory, supply chain disruptions and concerns about inflation have led economists at Fannie Mae to lower their mortgage origination forecasts for the remainder of this year and into 2022. Fannie Mae dropped its projected origination volume for 2021 to $4.33 trillion from the $4.36 trillion it projected in August.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2022

The supply-demand imbalance fueling the housing market shows no signs of abating in 2022, even as homebuilders attempt to bridge the gap. An under-supplied market has strong implications for house prices, particularly during a time when prices seemingly set new records every month. Measuring the housing deficit.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2022

The housing market boomed in 2021 like few could have expected. Of course, the construction industry has been facing some pressing challenges, including hitches in global and national supply chains. At the same time that thousands of buyers are entering the market, remote work is settling in for good.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

above where they were a year ago, when COVID-related procedures froze the new home market in place. Related supply chain issues have resulted in a big jump in the price of a new home over the past year. “Policymakers must take action to improve supply-chains in order to protect housing affordability.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

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. The score in June was 55, up five points from May.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Economists at Fannie Mae say the Federal Reserve ‘s fiscal policy is having its desired effect on the housing market – home price growth began to slow in the summer, and the GSE says the housing slowdown will continue through 2023. The mortgage market is projected to slip further to $2.17 trillion in 2022.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

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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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. The housing market won’t be like this forever.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. With continued supply chain disruption, cost increases and fear of inflation , the market has felt tenuous at best. Fortunately, it’s not all bad news.

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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. Freddie Mac projects that home-price growth will average 12.8%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We’ve had the sharpest and yet also the shortest recession in history, record-low mortgage rates leading to record origination volumes, and record home prices as housing demand far outstripped supply. The improving job market is all to the positive.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For the second month in a row, the economists at Fannie Mae revised expectations for near-term real GDP growth downward—and outward—due to persistent supply chain disruptions and labor market tightness, according to the September 2021 commentary from the GSE’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group.

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Eyes on Housing

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Builder sentiment in the market for newly built single-family homes moved four points higher to 80 in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Despite the increase, builders are getting increasingly concerned. Read More ›

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today. Inventory rising, historically low.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

Horton , the nation’s largest homebuilder by gross revenue and total closings, this week released its second quarter earnings for the fiscal year, which executives deemed “outstanding,” despite ongoing supply chain challenges , “a very tight labor market ,” and the massive uptick in mortgage rates. Horton’s markets.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

After three weeks of unchanged rates, the average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan jumped 8 basis points to 2.81%, reaching its highest point since mid-November, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. However, the uptrend in the bond market since the lows of August 2020 is intact. Presented by: Sutherland.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

For the third consecutive week, mortgage rates pushed past 3% – with the average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan up four basis points last week to 3.09%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Khater expects a 3% rate to sustain market interest for many potential buyers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Projecting the outlook for the housing market in the coming year, including prospects for the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities, can be an exercise in crystal-ball gazing, but one indicator key to bringing clarity to that crystal ball is the direction of interest rates. nance market and toward purchase loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

“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. The market crunch affects borrowers with less money more acutely, economists said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In the past year, housing starts activity has been hit by supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, resulting in supply-chain bottlenecks and rising costs, and is continuing to weigh down on housing construction in the nation. The report also said that 1.24 million in October— an unexpected surprise.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The supply chain for construction is significantly stressed and that will continue for the 4 th quarter and beyond,” said Stuart Miller, chairman of Lennar during a company earning’s call Tuesday. Lennar delivered 15,200 homes onto market in those three months, with the average sale priced at $428,000. The company reported $1.4

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Mortgage rates keep climbing amid rising inflation , war in Ukraine, and disruptions to the supply chain, and there’s no sign that they’ll fall anytime soon. But this is no normal market. That was the highest reading since December 2018, according to Freddie Mac. compared to last year and 26.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As labor and supply chain shortages also extend the timelines and budgets of projects, homeowners are favoring flexible financing options. Homeowners have an opportunity in this market to better navigate and secure their financial goals, and HELOCs and home equity loans should be top of mind as a viable financing option to do that.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

“Supply chain constraints are holding back a housing market that should otherwise be picking up speed, given the strong demand for buying fueled by an improving job market and low mortgage rates,” Fratantoni said. Housing completions were at a rate of 1.045 million in April, just 0.1%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

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. The score in June was 55, up five points from May.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Thanks to a boom in the housing market and a historic refinance market, the past two years have been a favorable period for the mortgage market. 5 predictions for the 2022 housing market. Here are 7 trends to watch in the 2022 appraisal market. The new 2022 houing market environment.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

On the other hand, they will not have the materials, labor, or efficient supply chain processes to meet that demand. After some hope in the fall that the supply pipeline for building materials was becoming more efficient, there is unease that the market is simply failing to meet homebuyer demand. in December.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

After 25 days on the market, there were no takers for the 1,400-square-foot home and Pellegrini counseled his client about potentially lowering the listing price. 18 press release that cited labor and supply chain constraints and said its home purchase program hit “operational capacity.” Antonio Pellegrini was stunned.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Instead, the New York Fed said it undertakes these smaller MBS transactions from time to time to test its “ operational readiness ” to implement “existing and potential policy directives” from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). “[The] Nothing even close to that is happening now.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2021

Homebuilder confidence remained unchanged in the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report , holding steady at 83 for newly built single-family homes in May. The Northeast and Midwest both saw significant drops of four and three points, respectively, to 82 and 75.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Homebuilder confidence continued to rise in October despite increasing affordability issues due to rising material prices and ongoing shortages, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report released on Monday. Policymakers must focus on fixing the broken supply chain.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Housing demand remains strong, and buyers are making quick decisions in a still very competitive market.”. Kan also noted that homebuilders continue to face delays and challenges from “supply-chain bottlenecks and rising costs.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It is very good news for the housing market, which has suffered greatly from the affects of rate hikes over the last nine months. from a year ago, suggesting that supply-chain issues may be easing. Housing market observers are watching closely. Defying aggressive action from the Fed is the strong labor market. .”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With high prices and still stiff competition, those looking to buy a home in today’s real estate market need to consider every opportunity, including the choice between new construction or a resale home. Both options have their advantages and drawbacks. Luke Babich is the Co-Founder and CEO at Clever Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

“Homeowners continue to benefit from rising home prices,” Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence for ATTOM, said in a statement. Record levels of home equity provide financial security for millions of families, and minimize the chance of another housing market crash like the one we saw in 2008.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

Fannie Mae ‘s Home Purchase Sentiment Index, which tracks the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home, dropped by 2.1 A stunning rise in mortgage rates, historically low levels of inventory , and skyrocketing housing prices are fueling consumer pessimism. points to 73.2 in March from the previous month.

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