Interest Rates are Driving the Market
Here are 10 points summarizing our current market conditions.
Supply vs Demand vs Interest Rates
Both supply and demand in the housing market are being impacted by a turbulent interest rate environment.
Our current market is rate sensitive.
Existing homeowners are reluctant to sell their current home, buy a different property and then borrow at a higher rate, thereby restricting supply.
STAT is projecting March’s median sales price will increase 2.84% month over month, rising from $412,000 to $423,700.
Recent reports of a crashing housing market in Phoenix have been greatly exaggerated.
As rates jump up or down, the impact is seen almost immediately in pending contracts.
When rates ascend toward 7% and above, homebuyers retreat.
November 2022, the average 30-year mortgage rate topped 7%, which was the primary catalyst to the "buyer market".
When rates tick down, homebuyers gain confidence.
FHA financing is more appealing now that the mortgage insurance fees have been reduced.
*Most of the above information is from ARMLS STAT Report dated March 16, 2023
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