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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. for 30-year fixed-rate loans. This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series.

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Hit Them With Your Best Shot: How Much to Offer on a Short Sale

HomeLight

But what if it’s a different kind of sale … for example, how much should you offer on a short sale? Enter the short sale : a solution for the seller, and a special opportunity for a buyer. What’s a short sale? Short sales are unique because they require the approval of the seller’s lender.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Wisconsin

HomeLight

Either there are a couple of issues with the house that they want to disclose but not necessarily repair or they’re selling a house as part of an estate sale and don’t know a lot about it.”. HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform will provide a full cash offer for homes in almost any condition. Median sales price in Wisconsin.

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6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time

Keeping Current Matters

Home sales and prices were both up substantially over the year before. Recently, the Urban Institute released their latest Housing Credit Availability Index (HCAI) which “ measures the percentage of owner-occupied home purchase loans that are likely to default—that is, go unpaid for more than 90 days past their due date.

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Another Look at if We are Headed for a Real Estate Bubble

Realty Biz

As the market again plows bullishly upward into unaffordable home prices, the most likely cushion from a full market meltdown this time will be stricter bank loan regulations and homeowner equity. The housing bubble bust of 2008 resulted in almost 10 million Americans losing their homes to foreclosures and short sales.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buyers Agents in Real Estate

Realty Biz

Buyer agents play a crucial role in real estate transactions. They provide services such as guiding buyers through the home buying process, offering expertise in the local market, and assisting with negotiation and closing. Understanding the difference between buyer and seller's agents and how buyer's agents are compensated is essential.

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Is the Housing Market in a Bubble? How the Indicators Today Compare With the Great Recession

Realtor.com

This time around, there isn’t a glut of available housing, the subprime loans that got so many homebuyers in trouble in the mid-2000s have largely been eliminated, and millions of Americans aren’t likely to lose their homes to short sales and foreclosures. ® Chief Economist Danielle Hale.

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