When Interest Rates Were Down, People Could Borrow More Than They Expected, Now The Reverse Is Happening
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "On Thursday, Freddie Mac deputy chief economist Len Kiefer tweeted about what this downward shift means: 'The U.S. housing market is at the beginning stages of the most significant contraction in activity…
There Is Panic In The Market
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "More and more homes in Citrus Heights and the Sacramento region are seeing reductions in prices from original list price. Appraiser Ryan Lundquist says it’s a different market today than just a…
The Safety Valve Of Being Able To Sell In A Rising Market Is No Longer There
A report from the San Diego Reader in California. "Like a flock of birds changing flight abruptly and in unison, so could go the real estate market. One Sunday, a few months ago, I held an open house for one…
The Buyers Just Stopped Buying
A report from Forbes. "New home sales unexpectedly plunged much more than economists projected—and for the fourth consecutive month—in April. 'In short, the party is over,' Pantheon Macro chief economist Ian Shepherdson said after the report, pointing out the collapse…
We Went From Everybody Freaking Out To Hey, Maybe I Should Walk Away From A Deposit
A report from Market Place. "'Mortgage payments are going to be higher. They’re up more than 40% now from what they were last year for the median-priced home,' said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin. Demand is starting to fall,…
A Wave Of Buyer’s Remorse Is Taking Shape
A report from Fox Business. "'We are starting to see more and more potential buyers walk away and say they just can’t afford to pay these prices,' National Association of Home Builders Chairman Jerry Konter, a builder and developer from…
Nobody Saw A Lot Of This Stuff Coming
A report from Go Banking Rates. "'For buyers, it will be a welcome relief because it has been hell over the last few years,' said Bill Gassett, a realtor based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. 'For sellers, they will have missed out…
If They’re Not Priced Right, You’re Going To Start Seeing Reductions, Reductions, Reductions
A report from Business Insider. "The top themes of the homebuilder survey were a slowdown in entry-level housing demand due to 'payment shock,' investors pulling back, and a ripple effect of rising rates moving up market, according to Rick Palacios…
I’m Up Shit Creek, I Never Thought They’d Give Me As Much Money As They Did
A report from Reuters. "In mid-April Harsh Grewal and his wife settled on a place in a San Francisco suburb and were prepping a bid, above the listed price so they'd have a chance of besting other offers. Then he…