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New home sales hit 4-month low

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New home sales took an 8.6 percent hit in March as rising home prices and mortgage rates made homebuyers think twice before purchasing a new home, according to data released Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau Continue reading →

Zillow changes tune on 2023 home values and sales. Here’s why

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Zillow now expects home value growth to reach 14.9% through March 2023, down from its previous estimate of 16.5% growth. What’s with the downgrade? Continue reading →

Existing-home sales drop for second month as buyer demand stalls

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Total existing-home sales dropped by 2.7% from February 2022 and by 4.5% from March 2021 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

‘Modest recession’ eyed in 2023, Fannie Mae economists predict

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Home sales now expected to decline by 7.4 percent this year and 9.7 percent in 2023, a dramatic adjustment from March, when Fannie Mae forecast a 4.1 percent decrease in home sales this year and 2.7 percent in 2023. Continue reading →

US housing starts hit fastest pace in 16 years

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Privately owned housing starts increased 0.3 percent from revised February figures to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.79 million, according to US Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Continue reading →

Despite March’s home sale slump, prices grow at fastest clip since 2013

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Nearly 4 percent fewer homes sold in March than did the month before, after accounting for seasonal factors. Prices rose by 6 percent, the largest monthly price increase since 2013. Continue reading →

Wells Fargo warns it will cut costs as mortgage lending continues to slide

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Although Wells Fargo executives did not explicitly mention impending layoffs during a Q1 earnings call on Thursday, the company has been closing branch offices. Continue reading →

Divyy Homes CEO: Rising home prices and rates are business drivers

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“Our goal is not necessarily to expand a ton into new markets,” Divvy CEO Adena Hefets told Inman ahead of Inman Connect New York next week, following company’s latest $200 million round. Continue reading →

Rising home prices expected to drive record purchase loan volume

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High home prices are expected to drive a record $1.72 trillion in purchase mortgage originations in 2022, even though rising mortgage rates could put a dent in sales of existing homes, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →