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Housing Starts Collapse in May As Inflation and Soaring Interest Rates Hit Hard

Published by Breitbart News | June 16, 2022 The pace of new home construction crashed 14.4 percent in May, according to the Commerce Department, as higher interest rates and high home prices drove away buyers and depressed home builder sentiment. Housing starts fell to an annual rate of 1.55 million and permits fell to 1.7 …

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Home Sellers in Hot Markets are Dropping Prices as Demand Wanes

Published by FOX Business | May 31, 2022 The rise in mortgage rates is pricing out buyers Price drops are “becoming increasingly common” in some of the most popular housing markets across the United States. According to new Redfin data, more than 20% of home sellers dropped their price in seven of the 10 most …

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Chief Economist For NAR Predicts Uncertainty For Housing Market

Published by Forbes.com | May 5, 2022 NAR calculates purchasing a home is now 55% more expensive than a year ago. Two years after enduring the devastating financial impacts of Covid-19, the U.S. economy has made an impressive comeback, in large part due to a booming housing market. But as Lawrence Yun, chief economist for …

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Real Estate Expert on Whether Home Prices Could Come Down Amid Fed Rate Hikes

Published by FOX Business | May 2, 2022 Data recently released for February 2022 show that home prices continue to increase across the U.S. as limited supply and a race to lock in rising mortgage rates drove enticed buyers. First American Financial Corporation chief economist Mark Fleming discussed where he believes home prices are going …

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Inflation Edges Higher, Affecting Housing

Published by REALTOR Magazine | April 13, 2022 Over the last year, the cost of shelter has increased 5%, marking the largest increase in four decades The rate of inflation reached 8.5% in March, continuing at a 40-year high and showing few signs of relief for consumers. Higher gas prices, food, and housing costs fueled the consumer …

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How Millennials Are Keeping The Housing Market Alive

Published by FOX Business | April 13, 2022 The real estate market isn’t dead despite rising mortgage rates, one market expert says “What we’re still seeing is really strong demand in the housing market because of the shortage of houses that were built over the last eight or so years,” Advisors Capital Management partner Joanne Feeney told FOX …

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Mortgage Rates Are Surging Faster Than Expected, Prompting Economists to Lower Their Home Sales Forecasts

Published by CNBC | March 23, 2022 The 30-year fixed mortgage loosely follows the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, which is now at the highest level since May 2019. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 4.72% on Tuesday, moving 26 basis points higher since just Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. …

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