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The median monthly housing payment hit an all-time high of $2,775, up 11% year over year.
That increase comes as mortgage rates tick up and the median U.S. home-sale price jumps 5% from a year earlier to $380,250 👉 bit.ly/3xR5sPe #realestate
Home prices are staying stubbornly high because there’s enough homebuying demand to prop them up 👉 bit.ly/4auDCa7 #realestate
• Our Homebuyer Demand Index is at its highest level since last July
• Home tours are up 33% since the start of the year
Mortgage rates will stay elevated through the peak homebuying season following March's inflation report.
This week's economic news is already pushing up mortgage rates, which hit 7.37% yesterday. #mortgagerates
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The median U.S. asking rent price rose 1% from a year earlier to $1,987 in March.
Rising rents in the Midwest helped drive the national uptick in prices in part because the region hasn’t seen as big of a construction boom as other parts of the country. #rentprices
Employment growth was strong in March meaning mortgage rates are likely to stay higher for longer.
June versus July for the Fed’s first interest-rate cut now feels like a toss up, though it depends on incoming inflation data. #mortgagerates
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Baby boomers are aging in place largely because they've paid off their homes or they don't want to trade in their lower mortgage rate.
This trend is increasing homeowner tenure, exacerbating the shortage of homes for sale, and pushing up prices. #realestate
The typical homebuyer’s down payment last month was equal to 15% of the purchase price, up from 10% a year earlier.
Elevated mortgage rates are incentivizing buyers to put down larger down payments to decrease their monthly payments. #realestate