Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee – 3.26.23 Zillow reports home values rose 1.4% from April to May, faster than the two spring markets before the pandemic. Low inventory is the reason, which can lead to “bidding wars as buyers compete for limited options.” The Mortgage Bankers Association reports purchase loan applications were up 8% versus the week before, and “the average loan size…decreased […]
Uncategorized Monday Morning Coffee 6.19.23 The Fed Beige Book revealed, “Residential real estate activity picked up in most Districts despite continued low inventories,” while “home prices and rents rose slightly.” This is based on data and interviews from Fed Districts nationwide. CoreLogic reports U.S. home prices in April were up 1.2% for the month and 2% ahead of last year, representing “above average seasonal […]
Newsletter Monday Coffee 6.12.23 Monday Morning Coffee 6.12.23     Builders ramped up activity in April, sending residential construction spending up 0.5% for the month. Single-family construction spending is still down from a year ago, but multifamily is up. The Case-Shiller Index reported March home prices rose from a year earlier for the second straight month, noting “the decline in […]
Uncategorized Monday Morning Coffee 6.5.23 April saw sales of New Homes surge to a 13-month high, up 4.1% from March and 11.8% ahead of last year. Inventories have recently made substantial gains, and the median price is down 8.2% from a year ago. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports new-home purchase applications rose year-over-year for the third straight month. They note: “the broader housing market […]
Uncategorized Monday Morning Coffee 5.22.23 The spring housing market is heating up. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported purchase mortgage applications rose 5% compared to the week before. Even refinancing applications spiked 10% from the prior week. This is happening even as the National Association of Realtors reports that almost seven out of ten metros saw home prices rise the first three months of […]
Uncategorized Monday Coffee 5.15.23 The CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) reported year-over-year home price growth fell to 3.1% in March, hitting its lowest appreciation rate in 11 years. Monthly price growth fell to 1.6%. Although construction spending was up overall in March, residential spending came in a tick below February. Given the low existing home inventories, builders are optimistic but cautious. Realtor.com’s latest weekly […]
Uncategorized Monday Morning Coffee 5.8.23 New Home Sales increased nearly 10% in March, posting the strongest monthly gain since March last year. It was the fourth straight monthly increase, as builders continue to benefit from the lack of existing home listings. Evidence of that? The index Pending Home Sales, or signed contracts on existing homes fell 5.2% in March. Yet buyer demand is strong, with about […]
Uncategorized Monday Morning Coffee 5.1.23 “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou Professor Randy Pausch Graduation Speech Transcript:   Last August I was told it was likely that I had three to six months to live. I’m on month nine […]
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