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Homebuilder sentiment plunges in July as buyers pull back
Source: CNBC --- Confidence among builders in the nation’s single-family housing market fell in July to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a survey designed to gauge market...
I’m the chief economist at Realtor.com. These are the 4 things you need to know about the housing market now
Source: Marketwatch --- If you feel a bit of whiplash hearing the varying takes on the housing market right now, you’re not alone. Home prices are still rising — but not as much! Mortgage rates are generally up — but recently they’ve held below 6%! (See the lowest...
Exclusive: Who’s Buying Up America’s Homes? New Survey Reveals Where They’re From
Source: Realtor --- Home prices in the U.S. are so sky-high these days, even wealthy foreign buyers aren’t immune to feeling the pinch. Last year, international buyers snapped up 98,600 residential properties totaling $59 billion, according to a new National...
A Record Share of Homebuyers Relocate As High Prices, Mortgage Rates Push Them Toward More Affordable Areas
Source: Redfin --- Homebuyers are seeking out less expensive locales like Tampa and San Antonio, partly because the surging cost of housing and other goods is limiting their ability to buy homes in many U.S. cities. A record 32.6% of Redfin.com users nationwide looked...
Homeowners who locked in low mortgage rates have one reason to ‘celebrate’ right now, economist says
Source: Marketwatch --- The government’s inflation numbers confirmed that the price of literally everything has gone up. But an economist said that there’s one group who actually may have benefitted from rising costs. Inflation may be at a 41-year high of 9.1% in...
Mortgage Rates in the US Restart Climb, Increasing to 5.51%
Source: Bloomberg --- Mortgage rates in the US rose, resuming an upward climb that threatens to further cool the housing market. The average for a 30-year loan jumped to 5.51% from 5.3% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday. It’s up from 3.11% at the...
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