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New construction vs. resale homes: How agents can guide buyers in today’s market

Housing Wire

With high prices and still stiff competition, those looking to buy a home in today’s real estate market need to consider every opportunity, including the choice between new construction or a resale home. Census Bureau, the median sale price of a new construction home in March 2024 was $430,700.

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Here’s why new home sales are up along with prices

Housing Wire

Today new home sales beat estimates , and new home median sales prices hit an all-time high. Hopefully, I can make sense of this report, which showed the home sales beat estimates with prices still at all-time highs. In theory, the sales levels are lower than the data will show. What is going on here?

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The homebuilding space consolidates after strong results in 2023

Housing Wire

New construction accounted for approximately 30% of active for-sale housing inventory, doubling the usual figures for a standard year. They also boast advantageous relationships with land sellers and can command lower costs of debt. Their size and scale allow them to be more efficient in their spending.

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Existing home sales fell in June while monthly median sales price spiked

Housing Wire

With elevated mortgage rates sidelining both home buyers and sellers, existing home sales fell in June, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales were also down significantly from a year prior. Total existing home sales slipped 3.3% Year-over-year, sales dropped 18.9%

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Homebuilders buckle up as new home sales falter in September

Housing Wire

The new single-family home sales rollercoaster ride continues. After rebounding in August from a drop in July, new home sales were back down again in September, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Sales of new single-family homes in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 603,000, down 10.9%

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Biden unveils housing proposal that includes nationwide cap on rent increases

Housing Wire

Biden’s new plan would cap annual rent hikes at 5% for two years for landlords who manage 50 or more rental units, which the administration said would cover 20 million units, or roughly half of all rental units in the country. Exemptions would be provided to new construction and units with “substantial” renovation and rehabilitation.

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Housing starts are rising, despite cost to buyers

Housing Wire

More than a quarter of single-family homes for sale during the first quarter were new-construction homes — nearly 26%, and March housing starts jumped nearly 20% month over month to the highest level since 2006, per the latest report from Redfin. But new builds are still an option for many throughout the country, Marr said.