Analysis and Data

The unseasonable surge in home prices appears to be drawing in more sellers.

Fannie, Freddie have sold 130,808 loans totaling $24.5 billion through June 2021

Mortgage delinquencies slowly and steadily continue to improve as foreclosure remains muted, even as forbearance exits mount. 

Overall, the housing market experienced it’s typical seasonal cooling in October, but relief from homebuyers may be short-lived as pending home sales rose 3% from September.

A new report from Zillow found that “For Sale By Owner” listings made up just 4-6% of all monthly listings nationwide and that they are mostly used by rural and low-income sellers.

'The ongoing gains showed that lots of households are buying in those areas – something that should lure the attention of investors.'

On a year-over-year basis, though, all four regions witnessed sales decreases.

'We do not believe we are headed for a similar repeat in home price movements and default events in the mortgage market.'

First American Financial Corporation's Potential Home Sales Model for October 2021 reported that potential existing-home sales increased 0.1% month-over-month to 6.27 million, with household formation continuing to grow, largely driven by millennials.

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