Not surprisingly, COVID-19 has influenced our home buying preferences to include larger properties with more space from our neighbors. The infographic below with more details is from FloridaRealtors.
The National Association of Realtors created this great visual that shows how things have changed in the last 30 years.
Sorry, I don’t have one. That said, I am not sure even the best forecaster knows what next year will bring us in terms of changes in housing prices. I don’t recall ever going into a year where forecasts have been as varied as they are now (see below).
According to CoreLogic, home prices nationwide increased year over year by 18% in September 2021 compared with September 2020. On a month-over-month basis, home prices increased by 1.1% in September 2021 compared with August 2021. In Florida, we saw even more annualized growth, with year over year prices going up by 20%.
While I was happy to see Zillow officially announce that is getting out of the home buying business, it is unfortunate that it will result in a reduction in their employees. The reason I felt good about another iBuyer dropping out of the market is that it should continue to contribute to a rebalancing of supply and demand.