Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In 2021, a lingering symptom of the economic sickness we suffered in 2020 is forbearance. Not the forbearance plans themselves, which allowed mortgage holders to delay their payments for many months, but the fact that 2.72 million homes remain in forbearance and can therefore be considered at risk.

Marketing 544

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

My biggest concern for housing in the years 2020-2024 was that if the demographic push in demand picks up and total home sales get over 6. 2 million , we could be at risk of housing inventory falling to such low levels that I would have to categorize this housing market as unhealthy. 2020 and 2021 easily each have over 6.2

Bankruptcy 520

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

economic recovery was a false story and that we were about to embark on a second housing bubble crash due to forbearance. Retail sales have been off the charts, job openings are at 11 million, GDP growth picked up big time and jobless claims hit a level last seen in 1969. A bullish housing market. What a year 2021 has been.

Marketing 533

Marketing Equity Construction Bankruptcy 533

Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

Home prices are skyrocketing, housing inventory is at all-time lows and homebuyers have to contend with multiple bids. But, that doesn’t mean housing is going to crash. Obviously, my home-price growth model got smashed! That isn’t a good thing, so I want to see a cool down in prices.

Marketing 397

Marketing Lending Short sale Equity 397

Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in 2021, when I was talking about how people should worry about home prices overheating, I had a glimmer of hope that maybe toward the end of 2021 we would be spared another seasonal collapse of inventory. Houston, we have a problem. Mortgage demand needs to slow down. million and 6.16 million and 6.16

Days on market 538

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This is very similar to what I have done in the past, paying my respects to the downtrend in bond yields since 1981. Single mortgage rate target forecasts have not fared well over the decades because these forecasters did not respect the downtrend in bond yields since 1981. This couldn’t happen in 2020 but should happen in 2021.

Mortgages 544

Mortgages Sales As-is Construction 544