Best Places: Suburban Shift
The most popular ‘burbs to buy a home
https://seattlemag.com/neighborhoods/best-places-suburban-shift
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Are Exurbs the New Suburbs in Washington?
Why moving way out is way in, and other real estate trends to watch in 2021.
https://www.seattlemet.com/home-and-real-estate/2021/03/are-exurbs-the-new-suburbs-in-seattle-washington-real-estate-trends
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What to Know about Seattle’s Suburbs
Pithy summaries of communities in the Puget Sound region, including every city in King County.
https://www.seattlemet.com/home-and-real-estate/seattle-suburbs-king-county-puget-sound
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Buyers Undeterred As Rates Rise For 5th Week
Mortgage rates are on the rise again this week, putting additional pressure on housing affordability and locking out more homeowners from refinancing. Up 4 basis points from last week, the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is now 3.09%.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/mortgage-interest-rates-3-18-21/
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Seattle real estate startup Modus hit with cease-and-desist order by insurance commissioner
Seattle startup Modus is facing a cease-and-desist order from the Washington state insurance commissioner for allegedly violating real estate regulations.
https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seattle-real-estate-startup-modus-hit-cease-desist-order-insurance-commissioner/
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Hot housing market fuels a rise in homeowners’ equity
The red-hot U.S. housing market is paying off for many homeowners, even those who aren’t looking to sell their home.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hot-housing-market-fuels-a-rise-in-homeowners-equity/
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A year into pandemic, home foreclosures are rare
Lender moratoriums are keeping home foreclosures at unheard of low levels.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/a-year-into-pandemic-home-foreclosures-are-rare/
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What Does the COVID-19 Exodus Mean for Large Cities and Counties?
For decades, many large U.S. metropolitan cities have seen their rental markets reach new heights with sky-high rents and shortage of living spaces – however, all of which came to a screeching halt during 2020.
https://www.dividend.com/municipal-bonds-channel/what-does-covid-19-exodus-mean/
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Weekly Housing Market Monitor
NAR Research compiles the latest housing market data in this weekly monitor, based on what REALTORS® are seeing in their market, mortgage data, jobless claims, foot traffic, and the latest home sales numbers.
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/weekly-housing-market-monitor
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Market Hotness Index
Metro Hotness - Zip Code and County Hotness
https://www.realtor.com/research/reports/hottest-markets/
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HOUSING STATISTICS
Housing Statistics offers 43 different sets of data, downloadable either as Excel or PDF files (updated weekly). Housing data and primary indicators of the industry are housed in one easy-to navigate location containing historical and current sets of statistics such as: Housing Starts (by Region & Structure Type), Homes Sold by Region, Producer Price Indexes (for Building Materials), Manufactured Homes, New Home Characteristics, Residential Vacancy & Absorption Rates, Units Under Construction, Value of New Construction, and many more.
http://www.nahbclassic.org/reference_list.aspx?sectionID=819&channelID=311
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Economic Indicators
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators
https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/
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Local Market Reports
All real estate is local and every market is unique. To help REALTORS® and other housing market analysts get the most out of the plethora of data that is available, NAR Research produces a series of Local Market Reports (LMRs) which provide insights into the fundamentals and direction of the nation's largest metropolitan housing markets. Each report evaluates a number of factors affecting home prices, including:
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/local-market-reports
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CoreLogic Home Price Insights
The most geographically comprehensive and current home price index.
http://www.corelogic.com/about-us/researchtrends/corelogic-home-price-insights.aspx?WT.mc_id=crlg_151103_aHqc0&elq=d6379903117d41bcbe7b9f6a82f2189a&elqCampaignId=2692&elqaid=7659&elqat=1&elqTrackId=097f671c98fc48249757d8ddbd229326#.Vj1WlvnnuUl
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Economy at a Glance
http://www.bea.gov/index.htm
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Mortgage Market Survey Archive
Compilation of Weekly Survey Data for 2015
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/archive.html
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Housing Economics
NAHB produces in-depth economic analyses of the home building industry based on private and government data. Our economics group surveys builders, home buyers, and renters to gain insight into the issues and trends driving the industry.
https://www.nahb.org/en/research/housing-economics.aspx