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Average Home Prices Are Plummeting Like It’s 2009
Average Home Prices Are Now Plummeting. Prices Are Posting The Biggest Monthly Declines Since The 2008 Financial Crisis Black Knight is reporting that home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since the 2008 financial crisis. Median home prices in August fell 0.98%, only slightly better than July’s 1.05% monthly decline. The average home…
Realtor.com Starts Employee Layoffs Ahead Of Market Downturn
News Corp. Begins Employee Layoffs At Realtor.com In Preparation For A Downturn In The Market News Corp’s Realtor.com has become the latest real estate company to downsize. A Realtor.com spokesperson declined to share specifics of the layoffs. They also refused to say how many employees and contractors were impacted. However, the company said they are…
Secret Compass Layoffs Are Coming By October
Former Compass Insider Says That More Secret Compass Layoffs Are Coming Before The End Of The 3rd Quarter A few days ago, Zoe Rosenberg of Business Insider sat down with a former insider at Compass. The former employee told her that more secret Compass layoffs are coming before the end of the third quarter. Compass…
Fannie Mae Predicts Dark Days Ahead For The Housing Market
Fannie Mae Predicts Dark Days Ahead As They Predict Home Sales To Drop 16.2% By The End Of The Year Fannie Mae predicts things will get worse for the housing market and mortgage industry before it gets better. A group of economists at Fannie Mae slashed their forecast for 2022 home sales this week. Fannie Mae’s…
Homebuyers Are Canceling Purchase Deals At Record Pace
Homebuyers Are Canceling Deals At A Record Pace Due To Housing Affordability Issues Home buyers are canceling sales at record pace. Prospective homebuyers are grappling with affordability issues. However, a Redfin report states the shifting market conditions are allowing buyers to increase their bargaining power. Roughly 63,000 deal under contract fell through in July nationwide….
Mortgage Applications Plummet To 22-Year Low
Mortgage Applications Plummet To 22-Year Low As Home Sales Drop 14% From A Year Ago. Mortgage applications have hit a 22-year low demand for homes is drying up. This is due to raising interest rates soar and plunging home sales. The lending industry is pointing the finger at the Federal Reserve‘s interest rate hikes. The…
Home Buyers Are Abandoning Purchase Deals
Home Buyers Are Abandoning Purchase Deals In Record Numbers Thanks To Economic Uncertainty Americans home buyers are canceling deals to buy homes at record numbers. Redfin is reporting that 15% of all existing homes under contract were canceled. That is the highest share since early 2020. That beats 2021 when only 11% 0f purchase transactions…
Luxury Housing Market Sees High-End Buyers Flee
Luxury Housing Market Sees Buyers Flee Thanks To Rising Interest Rates And Volatile Stocks The luxury housing market is finally bust. After a record breaking two year run, the party is abruptly over. Real-estate agents in places like New York, Los Angeles, and the Hamptons say the frenzied deal making and record-setting prices that characterized…
Biggest Housing Contraction Since 2006 Coming Says Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac Economists Predict The Arrival Of The Biggest Housing Contraction Since 2006 The pandemic’s housing boom is finally running on fumes. Now, Freddie Mac economists are predicting the arrival of the biggest housing contraction since 2006. They point to three factors: Home sales are falling Inventory levels are rising Home sellers are cutting list…