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Market Trends
April New Home Sales: Mortgage Rates Stunt Growth
New residential sales declined considerably in April – marking the lowest annualized rate since April 2020.
Zillow’s Most Popular Markets of Early 2022: Pricey Suburbs Top the List
Zillow’s most popular market of early 2022 is Woodinville, Washington, leading a list of fast-growing suburbs as the most in-demand places of the first three months of the year.
April Existing Home Sales: Leveling the Playing Field
Tight inventory and decade-high interest rates were likely weighing on the minds of prospective buyers in April.
The Housing Market is as Competitive as Ever Despite Soaring Costs (April 2022 Market Report)
Despite rising home values and mortgage rates, the housing market is as competitive as ever. Buyer demand has been strong enough to keep the market moving at a record pace, even after a massive spike in mortgage rates.
Home Values Are Growing the Most in Suburbs, but Demand May Be Shifting Back Toward City Centers
The typical suburban home gained more value over the past year than the typical urban home. That is a reversal from previous norms and from the first 15 months of the pandemic.
Mortgage Rates Rise As Markets Reverse Course
Mortgage rates increased last week, reaching heights we haven’t seen in more than a decade. While markets reacted positively to the Federal Open Market Committee action last week, markets reversed course in recent days to drive rates higher. Inflation, supply chain challenges and labor issues continue to weigh on the minds of market watchers, and may force the Federal Reserve to take more hawkish actions to tame inflation than what is currently being signaled
Annual home price appreciation has accelerated to record highs in each of the past 12 months, since surpassing the mid-2000s housing bubble high water mark that run of records is likely to end soon, as the housing market passes through an inflection point. That doesn’t mean a housing crash is coming or even that prices will fall, but a rebalancing would be welcome news for buyers, especially those buying their first home.
Mortgage Rates Rise in Reaction to Fed Comments
Mortgage rates moved up last week, reaching their highest levels in more than ten years.
March New Home Sales: Losing Some Steam
Despite rising interest rates and roadblocks for new construction, builders are continuing to sell homes at a rate higher than those seen in the decade prior to the pandemic.
