Median priced homes not affordable in 74% of US housing markets
HomeMarket Update
by Steve Randall28 Jun 2019
America's housing market is booming with home prices nationwide now back to where they were a decade ago, just before the financial crisis
Average wage earners cannot afford a median priced home in 74% of 480 counties across the US.
The analysis of home affordability in the second quarter of 2019 by ATTOM Data Solutions shows that things are worsening in 40% of markets where median home prices are growing faster than wages.
"Despite falling mortgage rates and rising wages, the cost of owning the typical home remains out of reach or a significant financial stretch for the nation's average
HOME AFFORDABILITY STILL PROBLEMATIC – BUT FOR HOW LONG
Home prices are falling. In some markets one could argue that it is the beginning of a strong correction. Maybe that is just want the housing market needs as home affordability is still at a 10-year low (Attom Data Solutions).
Wage growth is increasing, but at a snail’s pace, and home prices have been far outpacing incomes. As housing inventory increases, home prices continue to fall, and interest rates stabilize (momentarily), we may have the perfect storm for a strong buying season this spring.
BUILDERS NOT BUILDING
Housing starts dropped 11.2% in December according to the last report from HUD. Despite the monthly loss, both single-family and multifamily starts posted an
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Home sales are 6.5% below their potential says report
HomeMarket Update
by Steve Randall19 Nov 2018
America's housing market is booming with home prices nationwide now back to where they were a decade ago, just before the financial crisis
US home sales should be running 6.5% higher than their current pace but supply issues and interest rates are stifling the market.
That’s one of the key findings of the latest Potential Home Sales Index from First American Financial Corporation, which shows that there should be 391,600 more sales on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate.
However, the gap in October was narrower than in the previous month by around 64,800 sales.
Why the Housing Market Is Slumping Despite a Booming Economy
Home prices are out of reach relative to incomes and mortgage rates. The big question for the economy is how the imbalance adjusts.
A sign pointed to an open house in Waukee, Iowa, earlier this year. Housing sales have slowed in recent months.
A sign pointed to an open house in Waukee, Iowa, earlier this year. Housing sales have slowed in recent months.
These should be happy times for the housing sector. The economy is booming, with more people working at higher pay, and with the sizable millennial generation reaching prime home buying age.
Instead, the housing market has gone soft, acting as a drag on the
Housing starts to decline in 2019 but demand will also ease
HomeMarket Update
by Steve Randall28 Oct 2018
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America's housing market is booming with home prices nationwide now back to where they were a decade ago, just before the financial crisis.
US housing starts are set to ease in 2019 but demand is also expected to weaken.
That’s according to Dodge Data Analytics which forecasts that single-family housing starts will be down 3% in unit terms to 815,000 (Dodge basis) but unchanged in dollar terms.
Rising mortgage rates, lower affordability, and reduced benefits from tax cuts introduced this year, will mean slightly lower demand for newly-built homes.
WASHINGTON—The number of U.S. existing homes going under contract declined in August for the fourth time in five months, reflecting what appears to be a broader slowdown in the housing market.
The National Association of Realtors on Thursday said its pending home-sales index, which tracks contract signings for purchases of previously owned homes, fell 1.8% from the prior month to 104.2 in August. Sales, unless they fall through, typically close within a month or two of signing.
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected a 0.4% decline in August.
Suddenly, Redfin’s Shoshana Godwin told the couple, sellers were getting jumpy, even here in the hottest of markets. Homes that should have vanished in days were sitting on the market for weeks. There was a three-bedroom fixer-upper just north of the city going
Millennials want to buy homes, but rising prices hold them back
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by Francis Monfort14 May 2018
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The FHA 203k loan program provides home buyers the opportunity to buy and fix up a property, without exhausting their personal savings.
A majority of millennials already have plans to buy a home, but they continue to face
A sign pointed to an open house in Waukee, Iowa, earlier this year. Housing sales have slowed in recent months.
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