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“Interest rates have put the brakes on the market.”

Real Estate Agent Comments in October

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Nov 3, 2022
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Here are some interesting real estate agent comments from around the country courtesy of Eric Finnigan, VP at John Burns Real Estate Consulting:

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“Housing is significantly affected by these higher rates.” -Jay Powell today about the Fed’s impact on housing Every month our team surveys 1,000+ agents across the US on what they're seeing in their local markets. Short 🧵 on local housing markets from our monthly survey:
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#Houston, TX: “Home prices have most first-time home buyers priced out of home ownership. It's even worse with the higher interest rates decreasing what the buyers can qualify for.”

#Denver, CO: “Cost of living [and] interest rate [increases] are keeping most buyers from buying.”

#Baltimore, MD: “The market is transitioning. Inventory is still low and the number of buyers looking is less due to rising interest rates. Buyers are qualifying for less, so they are pulling back. [I am] seeing less as-is sales, more home inspections, and negotiations overall.”

#Sarasota, FL: “I've had numerous buyers looking but the prices are much higher than they want to spend. Many pulled back waiting for the market to go down.”

#LosAngeles, CA: “Skyrocketing interest rates are pushing buyers out of the market (they can no longer afford homes that were in their price range just a few months ago) and making homes more difficult to sell for sellers and their agents.”

#Phoenix, AZ: “Buyers are very nervous about making a decision.”

#NewYork: “Open house attendance is weaker than usual, and sales take longer.”

#Minnesota, MN: “Still seeing a fair number of cash sales as competition to financed sales.”

#StLouis, MO: “Things are slowing down slightly, but I have found that the good properties are still moving quickly with multiple offers and going above ask.”

#Barre, VT: “Our local market in Lamoille County is very flat and challenging. Local working families are outpriced by the prices and interest rates. The neighboring resort town has slowed but there are still cash buyers for the million plus market.”

#OrangeCounty, CA: “Interest rates have put the brakes on the market.”

And here is some info on bidding wars from the survey:

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Bidding wars in the resale home market have all but stopped. 21% of resale home purchase contracts received multiple offers in September. Add in the denominator effect of slowing sales volumes and you see how much the housing market has cooled off since spring.
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If you are an agent, you can participate in this monthly survey …

Burns Real Estate Agent Survey

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If you're an agent and want to participate in our monthly survey (and get an infographic to share on social media to grow your following every month) sign up here: realestateconsulting.com/our-company/re…
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