Homes away from downtown Seattle are appreciating faster than homes within a short commute
Home prices in the Seattle metro area mirror a new trend now apparent in many of the nation’s largest metros: homes in the heart of the city are appreciating at a slower rate than homes located away from downtown.
https://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/report-seattleites-now-willing-to-commute-farther-16330403.php
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Investor Home Purchases Hit Record, Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels
Real estate investors purchased 67,943 U.S. homes in the second quarter of 2021, the highest quarterly figure on record, according to a new report from Redfin (
https://www.kuow.org/stories/delays-slows-the-flow-of-new-homes
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Why it’s taking longer to build homes in Seattle
From labor shortages to ships parked offshore because they can't get a berth at the port; from climate-related weather disasters to a lack of truck drivers, small delays are piling up and dragging down the pace at which our region's contractors build new homes. Some suppliers say it could take until 2023 for things to return to normal.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/delays-slows-the-flow-of-new-homes
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The Most Popular Cities For Millennial Homebuyers According To LendingTree
The most popular cities for Millennial homebuyers will surprise you. LendingTree recently looked at this largest group of homebuyers in the country.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenparis/2021/01/18/the-most-popular-cities-for-millennial-homebuyers-according-to-lendingtree/?ss=real-estate&sh=630f908c362e
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Home’s Newest Status Symbol: A Garden
If there is one thing the stay-at-home year of 2020 taught us, it is that a garden can be an escape, a source of joy, a way to get healthful exercise, a natural expression of ongoing change and a frame for the architecture of our homes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2021/07/23/homes-newest-status-symbol-a-garden/?ss=real-estate&sh=54e0e9d523e6
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City Or Suburbs? Home Buyers And Renters Have It Both Ways
In what many continue to term post-pandemic times, a commonly-asked question is whether the suburban housing boom will continue or downtown city living will make a vibrant comeback.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffsteele/2021/07/22/city-or-suburbs-home-buyers-and-renters-have-it-both-ways/?ss=real-estate&sh=4d1b597778e4
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The Top Cities Where Millennials Rule, Gen Xers Dominate, and Boomers Move the Market
Work-life balance, parenting, retirement—each generation handles these life challenges in a different way than the one before. And that helps explain just where each group is putting down roots.
https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/the-top-cities-where-millennials-rule-gen-xers-dominate-and-boomers-move-the-market/
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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