A new report from real estate brokerage Redfin indicates that, despite elevated mortgage rates, homebuyers continue to leave expensive metro areas like New York and Seattle for more affordable housing options in cities like Miami and Phoenix.
As mortgage rates go up and the housing market softens, more people are canceling home purchases. In August, over 15 percent of home purchase agreements were canceled—the second month in a row, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. Compared to a year ago, cancellations are up 3 percent.
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The pandemic housing boom hit a peak and should start rolling over as rising inventory forces some home sellers to slash prices. The weight of soaring mortgage rates and increasing inventory are the possible markings of a top that has already led some sellers in major US cities to cut listing prices.
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US cities that saw some of the biggest jumps in home prices during the pandemic now have the largest shares of price cuts, according to data compiled by Zillow Group Inc.
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Apartment markets in the Mountains/Desert region have seen notable inventory growth rates in recent years as developers try to keep up with sizable in-migration into this part of the country.
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