Redfin, Seattle, said sales of luxury U.S. homes fell 17.8% year over year during the three months ending April 30, the largest drop since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic sent shockwaves through the housing market.
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A Summer Housing Market Cooldown?
Reports from House Canary, Washington, D.C., and Redfin, Seattle, point to slowing housing market activity this summer following a breakneck pace over the past two years.
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Multifamily Posts Broad Gains; Asking Rents Top $2,000
Multifamily performance continued its strong run in May, reported Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif. In a separate report, Redfin, Seattle, said median monthly asking rents topped $2,000 for the first time.
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2nd Home Hotspots See Outsized Growth in Rental, Home Prices
As remote work prompted many Americans to relocate during the pandemic, housing costs soared in second-home hotspots even more than the rest of the country, according to Redfin, Seattle.
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Housing Market Roundup June 7, 2022
Here’s a summary of recent housing reports that have come across the MBA NewsLink desk:
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Redfin: Homes with High Fire Risk Sell for More as Americans Flock to Fire-Prone Areas
Redfin, Seattle, said its analysis of homes for sale in high fire-risk areas found the median sale price of U.S. homes with high fire risk was $550,500 in April, compared with $431,300 for homes with low fire risk—a difference of nearly $120,000.
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Industry Briefs May 19, 2022: CFPB Launches New Effort to Promote Competition in Consumer Finance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is opening a new office, the Office of Competition and Innovation, as part of a new approach to help spur innovation in financial services by promoting competition and identifying stumbling blocks for new market entrants.
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More Willing to Relocate to Buy Affordable Home
Homebuyers—particularly first-time buyers squeezed by competition and soaring home prices—are considering many options, including relocating to other parts of the country, said Bankrate, New York. And according to a similar report from Redfin, Seattle, migrating could be their best option.
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Housing Market Roundup: May 20, 2022
Catching you up on housing and economic reports that came across the MBA NewsLink desk this week during and after the MBA National Secondary and Capital Markets Conference & Expo in New York: