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It’s cheaper to rent in …

September 28, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Rental

This list doesn’t mean the rents are cheap; it just means they’re cheaper than the costs to buy, which are exorbitant (especially the California metro areas).  The percentage is the percent difference between the median cost to buy and the median cost to rent.

  1. Austin, TX                       136.3%
  2. San Francisco, CA         101.6%
  3. Columbus, OH               101.1%
  4. Sacramento, CA              99.1%
  5. Los Angeles, CA              96.1%
  6. San José, CA                    95.5%
  7. Portland, OR                   93.9%
  8. Boston, MA                     93.8%
  9. Seattle, WA                     91.7%

Filed Under: Rentals Tagged With: Metro areas cheaper to rent Fall 2023

Looking to buy for under $250,000? Try here …

September 25, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Real Estate News

These metro areas have the indicated percentage of listings under $250,000:

    1. Flint, MI                              92.8%
    2. Youngstown, OH               91.2%
    3. Rockford, IL                       86.5%
    4. Syracuse, NY                      83.8%
    5. Anderson, IN                     82.8%
    6. Florissant, MO                  81.4%
    7. Lawton, OK                       79.9%
    8. North Little Rock, AR     78.9%
    9. Milwaukee, WI                 78.2%
    10. Jackson, MS                      77.3%

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: 000, Listings under $250

Bay Area rents continue dropping

September 21, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Rental

For the seventh straight month, rents in the San Francisco metro area declined. In the East Bay,Contra County saw rents drop 4.9% over last August while Alameda County rents were down 4.5%.

Analysts attributed in increase in housing supply – particularly in Berkeley – as a strong factor in the declining rents.

However, its important to remember that Bay Area rents are still very high and out of reach of many low-income residents.

Filed Under: Rentals Tagged With: Rents declining Fall 2023

The best time to buy this Fall is …

September 18, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow Services | woman home buyer

We saw this back in the Spring and now, according to realtor.com, at least, the best time to buy a home this Fall will be October 1-7when you will save more than $15,000 compared with the summer peak of %445,000.

Again, according to realtor.com, there will be 17% more homes for sale (both new listings and homes already on the market).

So, if you have a house in mind, maybe the time to act is (almost) now.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Best time to buy in Fall 2023

New-home construction on the rise … fortunately

September 14, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | New Construction

With mortgage rates still above 7% – and not expected to drop anytime soon – and home prices continuing to inch upward while inventory remains low, home buyers can’t seem to catch a break.

Fortunately, there’s been an uptick in new-home construction which accounted for nearly one-third of all homes for sale in July. Typically, new homes account for 10% to 15% of the housing market.

Additionally, the cost of a new home and and the resale market is only a $30,000 price difference (median price for a new home, $436,700 and $406,700 for an existing home).

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: new home construction

Will the housing market improve in the fall?

September 11, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Real Estate

The news isn’t staggering but at least it offers a glimmer of hope: for the second straight week mortgage rates fell slightly to 7.12%, down from 7.23% two weeks earlier. On the other hand, new home listings declined 8.5% from a year ago.

While current homeowners are reluctant to put their homes on the market due to high mortgage rates, new home construction continues an upwards trend, offering buyers some hope.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Fall housing market 2023

Looking for a deal? Try…

September 7, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Real Estate News

While home prices are generally continuing to climb, there are areas – primarily in the South – where prices are being reduced.

  1. Huntsville, AL
  2. Lafayette, LA
  3. McAllen, TX
  4. Jackson, MS
  5. Augusta, GA
  6. Memphis, TN
  7. Fort Collins, CO
  8. Cape Coral, FL
  9. Greenville, SC
  10. Fort Wayne, IN

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Home prices reduced 2023

Housing inventory continues shrinking

September 5, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Real Estate

With mortgage rates now above the 7% threshold, the number of homes for sale in August dropped 7.9% compared with August 2022. To put matters in even more perspective, the pre-pandemic years of 2017-2019 had almsot tewice as many homes for sale.

Conventional wisdom says that current homeowners are reluctant to put their houses for sale when their new mortgage rates will more than double in their new home.

Most analysts don;t see a dramatic change in this narrative for the remainder of 2023.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Housing inventory 2023

They’re building in …

August 31, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | New construction, housing

We’ve heard how new construction is down due to a lack of skilled labor, high material costs, red tape etc. But there are a number of metro areas where permits have been filed and new construction is being planned in:

  1. Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Ocala, FL
  3. Salisbury, MD
  4. Fayetteville, AR
  5. Austin, TX
  6. Raleigh, NC
  7. Boise, ID
  8. Provo, UT
  9. Nashville, TN
  10. Gulfport, MS

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: New home construction 2023

Mortgage rates hit a 22-year high

August 28, 2023 By Geoffrey Disch Leave a Comment

Green Escrow | Real Estate Market News

Not the best news for homebuyers: mortgage rates rose to 7.23%; median listing prices increased by 1.1%; new listings dropped by 5.7%; and the average time on market for a listed home increased by 4 days.

So what’s the good news? While the average time on the market increased – for the 57th week in a row year over year –  this increase is less than in 2022.

The hope is that Fall 2023 will see more movement.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: mortgage rates 2023

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