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Manatee SFH Market Update

The single-family home market in Manatee County hasn’t shown much change in the last few months. We continue to have less inventory than we would like, which is keeping closed sales relatively low. That said, demand isn’t where it was during the peak post-COVID times, so prices have largely stabilized. At this time, I continue to believe that your leverage is reasonable whether you are a buyer or a seller. As we head into our busier season in the next quarter, the market could still take a turn favoring buyers or sellers. See the infographic below from Florida Realtors for more details.

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U.S. Existing Homes Sales – July

The National Association of Realtors® reported on July U.S. home sales this week. The information below is based on a subset of its reporting. For the full report, click here.

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Home Buying Mortgages Real Estate

Reducing Mortgage Costs

Home affordability poses a significant challenge, with 60% of U.S. cities experiencing home price increases in the second quarter, as indicated by data from the National Association of REALTORS®. The median monthly mortgage payment for a typical existing single-family home stands at over $2,200, factoring in recent average mortgage rates.

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US Homebuilder Confidence

Homebuilder confidence experienced its first decline this year in August, reflecting the challenges posed by a 7% mortgage rate and dwindling housing affordability. The recent report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) revealed a 6-point drop in builder confidence from July, resulting in a reading of 50.

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International Buyers

Foreign buyers purchased 9.6% less (in total dollars) of real estate for the latest 12-month period tracked when compared to the previous year, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). That said, the average ($639,900) and median ($396,400) existing-home sales prices among international buyers were the highest ever recorded by NAR.