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Housing 2020 recap: Demographics popped the housing bubble boys

Housing Wire

9, in another article for my blog , I made the case that the economic conditions for the AB model had been met. For perspective, I am starting with the condition of the 2020 housing market before the first infections. Before COVID-19, in the first two months of the year, the 2020 housing market appeared on a powerful upswing.

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

Housing Wire

The buy is Compass’s first since the residential brokerage started publicly trading shares earlier this month. In a blog post, Sebastian Tonkin said the company’s terms of use and privacy policy were updated and the firm will also hire an independent privacy expert to ensure competitors’ data won’t be accessible.

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TRB Reader’s Write: When Will We Peak Again?

Toronto Realty Blog

While I’m sure Thomas prefers seabass or beef tenderloin to standard fowl, I’m sure he enjoyed his metaphoric chicken dinner in 2020 with a side of McCain Smiles … Newer readers won’t know what I’m talking about, but the veterans do, and they’re already debating whether to skim this part.

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FHA borrowers hit first, hardest by sinking economy

Housing Wire

In recent months, the canary has been chirping with far less exuberance as inflation (now above 7% annualized ), rising mortg a ge rates , declining home values and the potential of faster-rising unemployment spurred on by a potential recession in the coming year all grip the FHA sector. Delinquency rates rise again.

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Are Home Prices Headed Toward Bubble Territory?

Keeping Current Matters

Here are the latest 2020 appreciation numbers from three reliable sources: FHFA : 7.8%. Bill McBride, the founder of the well-respected Calculated Risk blog, recently summed it up this way : “It has been over fourteen years since the bubble peak. Mortgage Bankers Association : 2%. CoreLogic : 7.3%. Case-Shiller : 7%.

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March TRREB Stats: Ascending The Mountain

Toronto Realty Blog

As to why we usually set offer dates for Monday or Tuesday, you can read more about that in a blog post that I wrote last month: “When Should You Move Your Offer Date?” The average home price in the GTA increased by 1.3%, month-over-month, and that’s after the ridiculous 8.0% 2020 was the pandemic.

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TRB Pre-Construction Review: “Freed Hotel & Residences”

Toronto Realty Blog

This project began sales not too long ago and I was sent an information package by real estate agents, blog readers, and clients alike. Two weeks ago, we talked about the condominium assignment market and how so many “investors” who purchased back in 2018, 2019, or 2020 are now having to sell their properties at a loss.