Category Archives: Housing Bubble

Want cheaper houses? Build more of them.

Posted on October 25, 2024 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: Homebuyers still price sensitive as mortgage rates climb: Economist Mortgage rates rose for their fourth straight week, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage now sitting at 6.54%. Existing home sales also fell to a 14-year low, the National Association of … Continue reading →

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What buyers?

Posted on October 24, 2024 by grim

From Reuters: US existing home sales slide to 14-year low; prices stay elevated U.S. existing home sales dropped to a 14-year low in September, weighed down by higher mortgage rates and house prices. The second straight monthly decline in home … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 49 Comments

Bring on the units

Posted on October 22, 2024 by grim

From Gothamist: After years of delay, former Toys ‘R’ Us headquarters in NJ will be turned into housing Seven years after Toys “R” Us declared bankruptcy, a deal to put a substantial amount of housing on the site of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 30 Comments

The Lock In – Illustrated

Posted on October 17, 2024 by grim

From Axios: Low home turnover rate, charted Only a small sliver of U.S. homes changed hands through August this year, according to Redfin. Why it matters: This is one more stunning stat that shows just how stagnant the real estate market has been. … Continue reading →

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Inventory ticking up, but NJ market absorbs it

Posted on October 8, 2024 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: How North Jersey’s real estate market performed in September as interest rates decline How much has North Jersey’s housing inventory changed? Eighteen of New Jersey’s 21 counties had an increase in new listings compared with September 2023, and … Continue reading →

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Northeast takes a dip

Posted on September 28, 2024 by grim

From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Edged Up 0.6% in August Pending home sales in August rose 0.6%, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Midwest, South and West posted monthly gains in transactions, while the Northeast recorded a … Continue reading →

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First timers vs. Investors

Posted on September 26, 2024 by grim

From HousingWire: Investors are purchasing fewer homes, but they still account for nearly 25% of sales The share of single-family homes sold to investors peaked at nearly 30% at the start of this year, but these types of transactions dropped … Continue reading →

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Time to spend!

Posted on September 25, 2024 by grim

From CNBC: Mortgage rates dip, giving U.S. homebuyers over $200,000 in additional spending power in some U.S. cities U.S. home buyers are gaining tens of thousands in purchasing power as mortgage rates drop. With 30-year fixed mortgage rates declining from 7.79% … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, Mortgages | 79 Comments

Back to “normal”?

Posted on September 23, 2024 by grim

From the AP: For home shoppers, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 97 Comments

August heats up

Posted on September 18, 2024 by grim

From Redfin: U.S. Home Prices Rose 0.5% in August, the Biggest Increase in 4 Months U.S. home prices grew 0.5% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the largest month-over-month increase since April.  On a year-over-year basis, home prices rose … Continue reading →

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Starter home? What’s that?

Posted on September 17, 2024 by grim

From CBS News: As more first-time homebuyers are priced out, what can revive the American starter home? Felicia Ellis is actively looking to buy her first home by the end of the year. A three-bedroom, two-bathroom house on a tree-lined street in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Development | 103 Comments

Where can you afford to buy?

Posted on September 16, 2024 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: These New Jersey towns have the lowest home prices within 30 minutes of New York City In a new study from PropertyShark, the real estate data provider found the 13 communities with the lowest home prices within a … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 49 Comments

Ah damn, now they’ve gone and done it

Posted on September 13, 2024 by grim

From MSN: Home prices almost never go down Beginning in the 70s and into the 80s, baby boomers who were coming of age and entering the housing world fueled a boom, so home prices generally rose (as did mortgage rates). An … Continue reading →

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Vampire squid says prices are going up

Posted on September 11, 2024 by grim

From Goldman Sachs: US house prices are forecast to rise more than 4% next year US home prices are expected to climb as the Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates while the underlying economy is still firm, according to Goldman … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 71 Comments

Prices to fall? Maybe?

Posted on September 5, 2024 by grim

From MSN: These housing markets are poised for a downturn — and they’re not in Florida or Texas ome buyers are contending with record-high home prices across most of the U.S., but some markets are poised for a correction and could offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 119 Comments