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Opinion: Will lower lumber prices offset rising rates?

Housing Wire

In a blog post from January 4 , the National Association of Home Builders said that the 167% rise from last summer’s low lumber prices to over $1,000 per thousand board feet (mbf) added only about $18,600 to the cost of a home. 4 blog about lumber price increases, but it’s close enough for this purpose. That just doesn’t add up.

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GSEs’ cash window loses some luster

Housing Wire

billion per lender over a trailing four-quarter period — or $3 billion on a combined basis across both agencies. The cap wasn’t supposed to become fully effective until January of this y ear , and it was suspended months prior to that effective date. In 2020, the top 10 nonbank users of Freddie’s cash window delivered $241.1.

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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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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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#282: The Smart Way to Start a Side Hustle, with Alan Donegan

Afford Anything

Has the economic uncertainty of 2020 made you think about creating your own stream of income? Has the turmoil of 2020 also caused you to feel so overwhelmed that you bought a plot of sand in which you bury your head on a daily basis? Within a month, you’ll know if your idea is viable or not. There’s no fluff, just action.

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June 2020 Louisville Real Estate Report

Louisville Homes

Well, after three straight months of lower home sales in Louisville, June bounces back in a strong way. Let’s dig into our June 2020 Louisville real estate report. Home sales were at or above last year’s mark in almost all of the monthly MLS areas, except for Area 3. For the month of June, we saw a 3.4%

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Quick Hits!

Toronto Realty Blog

I don’t believe I’ve cracked 3,000 blog posts yet, but I’m close. Ergo, I have been looking forward to penning my 3,000th blog post for quite some time. The problem with having written nearly 3,000 blog posts over fifteen years is that every so often, I write a post that I’ve already written.

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