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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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July’s new housing activity jumps back up amid increased demand

Housing Wire

Additionally, remodel volume – a subset of maintenance that includes renovations, additions, and alterations – increased 2.59% while spend decreased 1.59% year over year. Last month, Buildfax estimated if single-family authorizations and existing housing activity continue to gain, new construction could stabilize in the Fall.

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Beyond rates: How Flagstar’s expertise and support drive broker success

Housing Wire

We specialize in non-agency loans, including bank statement loans, government lending, new construction and renovation products, and HELOCs , positioning us as a leader in the industry.” .” Our success is driven by our exceptional team and an expansive product portfolio.

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Construction worker shortage has reached “crisis” levels

Housing Wire

For career switchers looking for a new path that doesn’t necessarily require a college degree, they could do worse than the building trades. Around one-third of construction workers are immigrants, and a growing number — now about 11% — are women. Top markets for affordable renovated housing inventory. Presented by: Auction.com.

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Proprietary Capital completes acquisition of AFR, hires new COO

Housing Wire

During an Association of Independent Mortgage Experts conference in October 2023, AFR executive vice president Christopher Guerin said that the company had doubled its efforts to do more renovation loans. “We focus more on manufactured home financing and new-construction home financing instead of maybe fighting against some of those headwinds (..)

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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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How fix’n’flip loans could help expand housing inventory

Housing Wire

“The average home age in the United States is about 40 years old, so there’s a huge stock of homes that need to be renovated.”. Given the rising price of lumber and other construction costs, renovations may sound impractical. A fix’n’flip loan is designed to cover the costs of purchasing a home and renovating it.

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