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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve has announced plans to gradually “taper” its supportive monetary policy: Net acquisitions of agency mortgage-backed securities are expected to cease by the end of March and the Federal Open Market Committee has signaled possibly three 25-basis point increases in the federal funds target by yearend 2022.

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Miami Real Estate Luxury Home Sales Continue Surging 

Realty Biz

Rates leveled off before recently rising again. Rates on March 1, 2022 were 3.90%. Home sales are sensitive to mortgage rate changes. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.35% as of May 11. Miami Distressed Sales Remain Low, Reflecting Healthy Market Only 1.3%

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Housing Market 2020 Forecast: Will It Crash or Recover?

Marco Santarelli

Social-distancing requirements are also likely to hold construction back in the coming months. Under normal market conditions, prices would be expected to skyrocket as inventory declines at a faster rate, but buyer demand is expected to see-saw throughout 2020 as the second wave of coronavirus pandemic pop-ups in fall.

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Miami-Dade Luxury Sales Surge

Realty Biz

Home sales are sensitive to mortgage rate changes and homebuyers are taking advantage of any rate declines. According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage is 6.60% as of March 16. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami's sales.

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Miami Real Estate Records 4th Best Sales Year Ever 11 Years in a Row

Realty Biz

While the Fed doesn’t set mortgage rates, it affects them through its conduct of monetary policy. According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.31% as of December 15. Miami Distressed Sales Remain Low, Reflecting Healthy Market Only 1.7%

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Las Vegas Real Estate Market 2020 Overview

Marco Santarelli

Due to rising economic uncertainly of the likes of the infamous recession cou0pled with stay-at-home order, the number of home sales in the Las Vegas housing market for April dropped sharply when compared to March. Many construction projects were also canceled or postponed indefinitely. of all sales one year ago, 4.3%

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Phoenix Real Estate Market & Investment Overview 2020

Marco Santarelli

With 2020 being, theoretically, in the middle of a boom, there are still 4 years for residential construction to surge. The biggest mistake buyers make is sitting around waiting for sale prices to decline while their potential mortgage payment plummets. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 2.44%.

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