Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2023

Housing inventory finally broke under 2022 levels last week. Mortgage rates rose last week after the better-than-anticipated jobless claims data but even with higher rates, we also had a third week of positive purchase application data. However, I need to put some context into what happened in 2022.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

have been skyrocketing since 2020, however, I often like to remind people that no matter how crazy home-price growth is in America, at least we aren’t Canada. This divergence isn’t limited to Canada — we aren’t like a lot of other countries around the world either. wasn’t in a second housing bubble. Home prices in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

The Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday showed again that the breakaway 1970s-style inflation is not happening, even with an expanding economy and an unemployment rate under 4%. I believe the Federal Reserve won’t pivot until the labor market breaks. As I am writing this article, it’s trading at 3.42%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. We needed to end this madness before we had prices escalate over 20% for another year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Federal Reserve will hold another meeting this week, where everyone assumes we will get another 75 bps rate hike. The question is: how many more rate hikes are left? And, once they’re done hiking rates, will the Fed need to keep rates high because the consumer balance sheet looks so good?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

On Wednesday the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates 0.25%, which has forced me to raise my second recession red flag on this historic economic recovery and expansion. Job gains have been strong in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined substantially. The implications for the U.S. The implications for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joins the HousingWire Daily podcast to talk about why low mortgage rates need to end. During the interview, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath interviews Mohtashami on his most recent article , “We need higher mortgage rates to cool the housing market.”.

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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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for next year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. With rates rising, housing-?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Are we headed to a housing bubble? The Dallas Fed on Thursday published an article titled: Real-Time Market Monitoring Finds Signs Of a Brewing U.S. Housing Bubble. The online reaction was immediate — housing must be about to crash. For the housing bubble 2.0 I disagree with this conclusion.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Don’t call it a comeback, Good demographics and low mortgage rates have been here for years, Rockin’ the bubble boys Puttin’ the bears in fear. I have used this in other articles and interviews, which runs in line with my big macro take that what drives the housing market are mortgage rates and demographics.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What a crazy year we have all been through. This was the year we relearned to appreciate small things. Now, in December, we can cautiously say we made it through. On April 7, in an article for HousingWire , I proposed an economic model that showed what needed to happen for us to proclaim that “America is Back.”

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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 We know the current status of the housing market in America is vigorous, if not hot.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A bullish housing market. We started the year with many pundits saying that the U.S. economic recovery was a false story and that we were about to embark on a second housing bubble crash due to forbearance. The housing crash addicts in America have now been wrong for a decade. What a year 2021 has been.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2022

In this HW+ Slack Q&A , Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami gives the inside scoop on where rates are headed, whether or not he has updates to his 2022 forecast and more. As a member of HW+, you can us join for regular 30-minute Slack Q&As, where we invite the HW Media newsroom to break down the hottest topics in the industry.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

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The Close

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In real estate, the market is tied to the basic economic rule of supply and demand, which determines if a market is a buyer’s market vs seller’s market. Sure, certain seasons might have more foot traffic than others, but the housing market could vary drastically from neighborhood to neighborhood.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This month, Real Estate magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Rocket Mortgage’s Bill Banfield, executive vice president of capital markets, to discuss what’s in store for real estate professionals and their clients as mortgage rates continue to rise this year.

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The Residential Specialist

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As we head into 2022, agents should be aware of the projected market outlook for the upcoming year. Whenever clients ask Joe Knab, CRS, when the market is going to slow down, he tells them: “A pandemic didn’t slow the market down, so I’m not quite sure what will.”. Prices will rise at a slightly slower rate.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. Home price s. for 2022.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 12, 2021

Clair Avenue, we’re going to my mom’s for dinner, right?” Governments need new revenue tools because they’re always in need of new revenue. That’s because they’re always in need of revenue in general. I just like saying “ch-ch-ch-changes.” It reminds me of my childhood.

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 26, 2023

The housing market is an ever-changing landscape, with various factors influencing its trends and movements. One of the most significant factors impacting the housing market is interest rates. Another important trend to consider is the relationship between housing market interest rates and inflation.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 20, 2022

That was the headline of the article. The previous regime of the US Federal Reserve was trying to combat both recessionary pressures and inflation simultaneously, with interest rates being lowered and raised like a yo-yo, making a mess of the financial markets, consumer expectations and understanding, and the price of goods and services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

So, what should we take away from this number, seeing that market participants are still worried about 1970s inflation and some don’t want to see any rate cuts this year? But what about the 1970s inflation that led to 18% mortgage rates in the early 1980s? However, is the 1970s reference a valid one? Well, it did!

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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. We are in the middle of January 2022 and spring selling season isn’t too far away.

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CT Homes

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The real estate market has a habit of being a reflection of its era, a timeless indicator of economic and social prosperity. The real estate and housing market today looks very different from five years ago, and even more disparate from the market of the late 20th century. Benefits of Real Estate Market Trend Analysis.

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Marco Santarelli

MAY 4, 2023

In 2023, despite a cooling housing market and high mortgage rates, turnkey homes are in demand and selling fast. While fixer-uppers, homes with less curb appeal, and those located in less desirable areas are sitting on the market for longer, turnkey homes in good school districts remain hot commodities.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Even in the extreme conditions of COVID-19, my general premise on housing economics predicted that the two variables with the most influence — demographics and mortgage rates — would hold up the housing market. The 10-year yield and mortgage rates. The forecast. Current conditions don’t support this.

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The Close

AUGUST 15, 2023

And in this market, you may be looking to shift your lead generation strategy to account for all the folks choosing to hold off on listing their homes until interest rates cool or the market shifts. Real estate leads can be expensive. Luckily, we’ve done the work for you. What Are Pay-at-Closing Leads? Let’s dive in!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

In this HW+ Slack Q&A , HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami gives the inside scoop on where rates are headed, his insights on the latest economic reports and more. As a member of HW+, you can us join for regular 30-minute Slack Q&As, where we invite the HW Media newsroom to break down the hottest topics in the industry.

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Redfin

APRIL 28, 2023

Mortgage interest rates are always changing – moving up and down each day, even each hour. These quick changes can impact the amount you pay when you refinance or close on your mortgage. However, locking in your mortgage rate does come with some risk. What does it mean to lock in my interest rate?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

Home prices are skyrocketing, housing inventory is at all-time lows and homebuyers have to contend with multiple bids. In time, markets always find balance and balance is a good thing. But, that doesn’t mean housing is going to crash. That isn’t a good thing, so I want to see a cool down in prices. Can this last?

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Those of you who are not currently working in the real estate industry probably aren’t familiar with the publication, “Real Estate Magazine,” or REM as we know it. It’s low interest rates. TorontoRealtyBlog. In fact, they often have some great content that the general public can benefit from.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

My wife and I both agreed, back in 2013, that a mere one week Honeymoon in the Bahamas would be too short, and that’s why we decided to stay for a full two weeks. My wife and I both agreed, back in 2013, that a mere one week Honeymoon in the Bahamas would be too short, and that’s why we decided to stay for a full two weeks.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

The bearish take on housing for the second half of 2021 didn’t really pan out, especially in the new home sales sector. What I believe occurred is that some housing investors took the decline in builders confidence and the increase in monthly supply to push that something bad was going to occur quickly. This represents a supply of 6.0

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Redfin

JUNE 23, 2022

Cryptocurrency is changing how we think about money, investing, shopping, and even real estate. From comparing the advantages and disadvantages of blockchain real estate loans to expert opinions from Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather, this article will answer your top questions about crypto real estate. .

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Redfin

JULY 3, 2023

From navigating local regulations and financial considerations to finding your perfect abode in a downtown Phoenix condo or a serene house in Gilbert , this Redfin article will serve as your comprehensive guide to buying a house in Arizona. Check out this article to learn more about the pros and cons of living in Arizona.

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