High home price growth in Jacksonville has made The River City the fastest - growing metropolitan housing market in the nation, with prices up 2 percent quarter - over-quarter, according to Clear Capital's recently released Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report.
In California, one of the states with
highest home price growth, 68 % believe more people will relocate citing high home prices
In a comparison of red and blue states, blue states saw
higher home price growth last year, at 9.1 percent, than red states, at 5.9 percent.
The market in Portland, Ore., which saw
the highest home price growth in the nation in 2016, continues to rank at the top of metropolitan areas measured in the report, growing 2 percent quarter - over-quarter.
Not exact matches
The tight supply is pushing
home prices higher, considerably faster than income
growth.
This has larger implications when coupled with slow wage
growth,
high home prices, and mounting student debt.
In Seattle,
home of the company's current headquarters, the influx of
high - paid Amazon employees has coincided with rent increases that outpace almost all other U.S. cities and the fastest
growth rate in
home prices nationwide.
«While tight supply is expected to keep
home prices on an upward trajectory in most metro areas in 2018, both the uptick in mortgage rates and the impact of the new tax law on some
high - cost markets could cause
price growth to moderate nationally,» said Yun.
Home buyers today have historically
high levels of house - purchasing power, and that's one important reason why, even as unadjusted house
price growth exceeds household income
growth, the talk of an affordability crisis is over-stated for now.»
Demand for new
homes, combined with low supply
growth, has generated increased sales volume, as well as
higher average sales and closing
prices.
The affordability pinch will slowly take the heat out of
home prices, but even if gains slowed to 5 percent annually, that is still
higher than historical norms and still
higher than income
growth.
Other limiting factors are low wage
growth,
high unemployment, the large numbers of workers who have dropped out of the labor force, declining
home prices,
higher tax payments and a flattening out of transfer payments.
Home prices have been levitated back to the previous bubble levels (and
higher in many cases), even as real income
growth for most Americans has stagnated.
Housing inventories are near historic lows and median
home prices are near historic
highs, yet supply
growth in starter
homes remains insufficient to lure young buyers.
In 2015, Queens experienced the
highest growth in
home sales
prices and the second
highest growth in rental
prices across the five boroughs, according to StreetEasy.
CoreLogic's chief economist, Frank Nothaft, said, «Growing numbers of first - time homebuyers find limited for - sale inventory for lower -
priced homes, leading to both
higher rates of
price growth for starter
homes and further erosion of affordability.»
«Mortgage rates have risen 1 % or more ten times in the last 43 years, with little impact on
home sales and
prices when the economy was also strong... Historically, rising confidence, solid job
growth, and
higher wages have more than offset reduced demand for housing resulting from
higher mortgage rates.»
This
growth in
home prices being fueled by people willing to pay
higher monthly payments for houses because
homes were too low.
«Many of the metros at the top of our list have these two common characteristics: strong job
growth, and residents who prefer renting over homeownership as median
home prices remain relatlively
high and the cost of mortgage debt continues to increase,» explains Steve Hovland, director of research at HomeUnion.
«The
growth in Raleigh - Durham has translated to a real estate market with
home prices appreciating at a fast rate, especially in the
high - demand neighborhoods and locations.»
WASHINGTON (March 21, 2016)-- After increasing to the
highest annual rate in six months, existing -
home sales tumbled in February amidst unshakably low supply levels and steadfast
price growth in several sections of the country, according to the National Association of Realtors ®.
After increasing to the
highest annual rate in six months, existing -
home sales tumbled in February amidst unshakably low supply levels and steadfast
price growth in several sections of the country, according to the National Association of REALTORS ®.
«The continued
home price growth, driven by inventory that can't keep up with the
high demand, is further proof of a strong appetite for
home - buying,» says Banfield.
«Listing
prices in our market are a product of ongoing
high demand, projected population
growth, and the low inventory levels of
homes in what is one of the most desirable locations to live,» says Rick Turley, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In 53 percent of the counties analyzed for the Index, annual wage
growth bested
home price growth — the
highest percentage since the first quarter of 2012.
Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area that imposed
growth controls in the 1980s experienced
home price increases 38 percent
higher than those in comparable communities over the same time period.
«For example, even though the Memphis MSA has the
highest effective gross yield (EGY) at 13.7 percent, its relative small average change in
home price growth from Q2 to Q4 means that there's no real market slowdown in Memphis — it's a year - round
home - buying season,» Villacorta says.
Despite solid interest in buying a
home — sparked by steady job gains, record low mortgage rates and
higher rents — the severe drought in housing supply in much of the country over the past year accelerated
price growth and kept many first - time buyers out of the market.
More than 11 % of
homes sold had a sales
price over $ 500,000, and sales
growth was
highest among
homes in above - median -
priced categories.
2016 existing -
home sales are expected to rise moderately in a balance between pent - up buyer demand,
higher prices, and meager economic
growth.
«While tight supply is expected to keep
home prices on an upward trajectory in most metro areas in 2018, both the uptick in mortgage rates and the impact of the new tax law on some
high - cost markets could cause
price growth to moderate nationally,» Yun says.
After increasing to the
highest annual rate in six months, existing -
home sales tumbled in February amidst unshakably low supply levels and steadfast
price growth in several sections of the country.
Existing -
home sales are expected to finish the year at their
highest pace since 2006, but
price growth and rising mortgage rates could slow sales.
Slow economic
growth in many countries,
higher home prices, and a strong U.S. dollar led to a decline in
home buying from non-resident foreigners.
Adds Yun, «With
home prices and rents continuing to rise and wages showing only modest
growth, declining affordability remains a hurdle for renters considering homeownership — especially in
higher -
priced markets.»
Broomfield County, Colo.: A county with an explosive job
growth of 50 percent in the last decade with
high - tech giants nearby; median
home price: $ 239,000.
Existing -
home sales increased last month and were considerably
higher than the start of 20152, but
price growth quickened to 8.2 percent — the largest annual gain since April 2015 (8.5 percent).
Waning economic
growth in many countries and
higher home prices further enhanced by a strengthening U.S. dollar resulted in a slight decline in international sales dollar volume of U.S. property over the past year and a significant retreat in buying from non-resident foreigners.
Heading into 2018, existing -
home sales and
price growth are forecast to slow, primarily because of the altered tax benefits of homeownership affecting some
high - cost areas.
«The lack of supply over the past year has been eye - opening, and is why, even with strong job creation pushing wages
higher,
home price gains — at 5.8 percent nationally in 2017 — doubled the pace of income
growth and were even swifter in several markets,» says Yun.
«The rapid
price growth in
high - end and luxury markets seems to have stagnated as affordability continues to put downward pressure on
home price appreciation.»
«Meanwhile, we expect moderation in 2017 for rent and
home price growth, but it will still be
higher than inflation, reflecting the tight inventory in the housing market.
«Affordability will be the name of the game over the course of 2017, as the past few years of relatively impressive
price growth have pushed
home prices closer to the peak levels of 2006, with several markets reaching above and beyond to all - time
highs,» Villacorta says.
«As we begin to evaluate
home prices in the first quarter, we will monitor whether new headwinds —
higher mortgage rates and changes in tax laws — will lead to any moderation in the rate of house
price growth.»
Manitoba's housing affordability weakened for a second consecutive quarter as
growth in
home prices,
higher utility costs and
higher mortgage rates overwhelmed income
growth.
All the major metros that rank
high in the rental demand category have strong job
growth, low vacancy,
high projected rent gains and limited threat from renters purchasing
high -
priced homes, according to the report.
On the demand side, the strong
growth in rent mirrors rapid
home price appreciation in the metropolitan area: the median existing single family
home price in Naples has risen by 88 % in the last five years and is the
highest in the South at $ 417,800 (compared with the U.S. median
price of $ 231,100).
Over the past six months, low - end
home price growth decelerated in six out of 21 markets, while
high - end
prices only slowed down in four markets.
«While tight supply is expected to keep
home prices on an upward trajectory in most metro areas in 2018, both the uptick in mortgage rates and the impact of the new tax law on some
high - cost markets could cause
price growth to moderate nationally,» said Yun.
The sustained lack of inventory in many neighbourhoods across the GTA continued to underpin
high rates of
price growth for all
home types,» said Mr. Cerqua.