Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – May 12th

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NAR Economist Yun Criticizes Recent Fed Rate Increase Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, has warned that the Federal Reserve’s tenth interest rate hike in a year may negatively impact banks and the housing market. Yun argues that the continual rate hikes are causing the balance sheets of many small regional […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – May 5th

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New Listings Down Over 20% as Shortage Prevents Further Price Falls According to Redfin, a decline in new home listings of 22.4% year over year has resulted in a general scarcity of inventory. Despite higher mortgage rates, nearly half of homes on the market sell within two weeks. The typical house sale price is falling […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – April 28th

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Housing Supply Still at Historic Lows Existing home sales in the US decreased from February to March, yet there is still a record-low amount of housing inventory—just 2.6 months’ worth. To return to the pre-COVID-19 sales range, the existing home sales trend would have to be between 4.72 and 5.31 million for at least 12 […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – April 21st

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Mortgage Applications for New Homes in March Increased by 10% The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 10% in March compared to February and by 0.6% compared to the previous year. The MBA Builder Applications Survey estimated new single-family home sales to be at a seasonally adjusted […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – April 14th

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As The Market Declines, the Typical Down Payment Has been Reduced By 10%  New data from Redfin real estate brokerage shows that the typical down payment made by homebuyers in the U.S. decreased to $42,375 in January, which marks a 10% year-over-year decline and is the lowest level seen in almost two years. While the […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – April 7th

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Dropping Mortgage Rates Spurs Housing Recovery This week, home sales are increasing while mortgage rates keep falling, encouraging a potential strong spring market. According to Freddie Mac’s Thursday report, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.32% for the week ending March 30. Since crucial housing indicators, including existing-home sales, new-home construction, and contract signings for house […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimber – March 31st

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Is The Long Descent of Home Prices Finally Over? The FHFA and Case Shiller House Price Indices (HPIs), produced simultaneously once per month, are two of the most formal ways to monitor home price growth. The results of January’s update, released last Tuesday, are conflicting. Price appreciation continues to fall quickly in annual terms. It […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – March 24th

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In February: First Median Price Slide in Over a Decade, Home Sales Up 14.5% According to a seasonally adjusted report by the National Association of Realtors, sales of previously owned homes increased 14.5% in February compared to the previous month. With that, sales were at a 4.58 million unit yearly rate. It was the most […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – March 17th

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Mortgage Market Surges Amid Fluctuating Interest Rates Despite some fluctuations in mortgage rates, demand for mortgages rose for the second consecutive week. The seasonally adjusted index from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that the total number of applications increased by 6.5% last week compared to the week before. Despite higher interest rates, the number of […]

Weekend Warrior by Ron Vaimberg – March 10th

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Challenge for the Fed: Majority of U.S. Mortgage Rates Were Fixed During Pandemic Lows According to Black Knight, a company that provides mortgage technology and analytics, over one-fourth of all mortgages are from 2021. Another 18% of mortgages are from the year before the epidemic. That year, a 30-year fixed-rate loan’s average cost fell as […]