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Mortgage interest rates have been more or less declining over the past four decades from a peak of 18.3% in October 1981 to a bottom of 2.7% in July 2021. This was mostly driven by a Federal Funds Effective Rate that dropped from 15.1% to 0.09% over the same timeframe.
The AI industry is flourishing, resulting in an expected real estate demand increase. However, Housing prices in San Francisco are still unaffordable. It remains unclear whether the housing market will improve in a big way, despite VeroFORECAST predicting a 3.6% drop in housing prices over the next 12 months in the city.
Jeff Hogan, Veros Real Estate Solutions’ (Veros) Vice President of Valuations, recently discussed the challenges of diversity in the real estate appraisal industry with The Sacramento Observer in the latest article titled, “Real Estate Appraisal’s Diversity Problem.”
Jeff Hogan, Veros Real Estate Solutions’ (Veros) Vice President of Valuations, recently discussed the challenges of diversity in the real estate appraisal industry with The Sacramento Observer in the latest article titled, “Real Estate Appraisal’s Diversity Problem.”
How Can Home Equity Lenders Differentiate Themselves? In the National Mortgage Professional’s recent article, “Standing Out in a Crowded Home Equity Market,” written by Jeremy McCarty, Founder and CEO of Valligent, shares insights on how lenders can play a crucial role in helping homeowners tap into their home equity in a high demand home …
In Credit Union Times’ recent article, “Home Equity Lending Needs a Tech Refresh,” written by Jeremy McCarty, Founder and CEO of Valligent, shared given the surge in the demand for home equity loans, credit unions should streamline valuation processes and find ways to differentiate themselves from competitors. The article highlighted a few ways to stand …
The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.
The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.
High home prices coupled with high interest rates made purchasing a house increasingly unaffordable. As a result, demand for home purchases fell. Pending sales across the United States decreased by over 40% from mid-June to the end of 2022.
In this short article, we look at three different consumer mortgage metrics when comparing the economic conditions today to the Great Recession over a decade ago.
