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Higher Interest Rates Could Price Out Millions of Households

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million households with an estimated median price of $412,506 in 2022 and the recent 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate of 3.5%, reports NAHB’s Eye on Housing. New NAHB 2022 Priced-Out Estimates showed that 87.5 Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Roughly 87.5 Market Data + Trends.

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All-Cash Home Sales Surpassed FHA-Backed for the First Time Since 2007 in Q3 2022

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The share of cash purchases has climbed steadily for each of the past three quarters to reach a 20-year high, while new home sales financed through FHA are falling. Conventional loans continued to dominate home financing in the third quarter, accounting for 77.6% Financing. Census Bureau. New-Home Sales.

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ABC, AIA and NAHB Economists Predict Industry Growth Through 2017

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“Nonresidential construction spending growth will continue into the next year with an estimated increase in the range of 3 to 4 percent,” said Basu. Growth will continue to be led by privately financed projects, with commercial construction continuing to lead the way.

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How Many Households Are Priced Out by Rising Mortgage Rates?

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ldeakins Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:08 Soaring interest rates are pricing a growing number of Americans out of the new-home market, and that share is expected to keep rising as the Fed sends borrowing costs even higher NAHB’s latest 2023 Priced-Out Estimates reveal that 96.5 Read more Affordability Financing New-Home Sales Affordability

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Zillow Forecasts Home Prices to Fall in These 259 Markets

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Analysts are adjusting their 2023 home price estimates down and both the National Association of Home Builders and National Association of Realtors are calling the severe decline a “housing recession.” Housing Policy + Finance. housing market into a sharp slowdown. head of research at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, tells Fortune.

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New-Home Sales Take a Hit as Prices Rise

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Lumber prices alone are increasing new construction costs by $36,000 on average, according to NAHB estimates. These costs are pricing out buyers, especially on the lower end of the market. A year ago, 45% of new home sales were priced below $300,000. In April 2021, only 27% of new home sales were priced below $300,000. Read More. .

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NAHB Research Finds 40.1 Million Households Cannot Afford $175,000 Home

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NAHB Research Finds 40.1 To determine affordability, NAHB calculated the sum of mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowners, and private mortgage insurance premiums, which should not exceed 28% of the household income. Million Households Cannot Afford $175,000 Home. cbroderick. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 09:25. In 2021, about 21.1 Another 19.0

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