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Coming Up:
Appraisers Share Biggest Challenges In Recent NAR Survey

Lack of inventory, declining housing affordability cited most often.

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NAR: Pending Home Sales Fall For 3rd Straight Month

Index fell 2% in August from July, and is down 24.2% year over year.

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Homebuyers Challenged By Mortgage Rate 'Whiplash'

Redfin says a house hunter looking for a $500,000 home saw their potential total mortgage payment decrease $64,000 from July to August, but jump up $118,000 from August to September.

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Mortgage Applications Follow 1st Weekly Increase With Similar Decline

After rising nearly 4% the previous week, applications fell nearly 4% last week as interest rates rose.

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New-Home Sales Explode In August

Sales increase nearly 29% from July, but the estimate may be inflated by lag in contract cancellations.

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Nominal House Prices And Overvalued Markets Increased

First American report states that, a year ago, only four markets were considered overvalued.

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MMI Welcomes New Creative Director

Justin Bird joins the firm from Black Knight.

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Indexes: House Prices Cooled Off In July

Both the FHFA House Price Index and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index reported declining housing prices nationwide.

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Redfin: Housing Markets Thriving In Midwest & East Coast Metros

Redfin reports that nine of the 10 housing markets holding up best are either in the Midwest or on the East Coast.

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Foreclosure Starts Up 15% From July

Foreclosure starts had a 15% jump in activity from July but remain 44% below pre-pandemic levels.

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