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Why are existing home prices rising when sales are still so low?

Housing Wire

From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in March was $393,500, an increase of 4.8% Of course this isn’t the healthiest housing inventory story. This is a byproduct of the qualified mortgage rule of 2010, which has been a game-changer not only for the housing market but for the overall U.S.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

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. The Federal Reserve wanted to see the bidding wars end and the days on the market grow.

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The savagely unhealthy housing market is now a nightmare

Housing Wire

The housing nightmare continues. But, the savagely unhealthy data line was that home prices are up 14.8%. Now that mortgage rates have risen, demand is getting hit, while we are still showing 14.8% NAR Research : The median existing-home price for all housing types in May was $407,600, up 14.8% million , down 3.4%

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Is the Dallas Fed right to label this a housing bubble?

Housing Wire

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. Let me explain.

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Logan Mohtashami on why this is a savagely unhealthy housing market

Housing Wire

Due to this reality, I have downgraded the housing market from unhealthy housing to a savagely unhealthy housing market. Due to this reality, I have downgraded the housing market from unhealthy housing to a savagely unhealthy housing market.

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Think US home prices are high? At least we aren’t Canada

Housing Wire

The average home in Canada is now nearly $650,000 in U.S. wasn’t in a second housing bubble. To persuade people of this, probably one of the most important articles I have ever written in my life was in 2019, titled: Housing Bubble 2019? housing market follow Canada? Home prices in the U.S. look very cheap.

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What the Fed rate hike means for the economy

Housing Wire

But looking forward, the Federal Reserve has now started to pull back from their accommodative stance because they believe the economy is too strong and the concern right now is to fight inflation with rate hikes. From the Federal Reserve : Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen.

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