{"id":1332,"date":"2023-12-08T15:33:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T22:53:41","slug":"ez-mortgage-monitor-december-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/ez-mortgage-monitor-december-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"EZ Mortgage Monitor &#8211; December 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I hope the Holidays are most excellent for you and yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my last update from September, I wrote about what\u2019s \u201cnormal\u201d with mortgage rates?&nbsp; 30 year fixed mortgage rates were hovering around 7% &#8211; where they\u2019ve been, basically, for most of the year \u2013 and that now seems pretty normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-1.png 624w, https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-1-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although they\u2019re back a bit below 7% now, after having a brief brush in the high 7%s earlier this fall, for practical purposes, they\u2019re in the same general range.&nbsp; Still.&nbsp; But, the point I continue making is that normal is relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what about the housing market?&nbsp; What\u2019s normal there?&nbsp; Again, it\u2019s all relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real estate is always local, so it\u2019s important to understand the dynamics in your specific market (or even neighborhood within that market) including average days on the market for a listed home, and most importantly, the relationship between list price to contract\/sales price for recent sales of similar homes to what you\u2019re buying, or selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, a \u201cbalanced market\u201d is perceived as having about four to six months\u2019 supply of available homes.&nbsp; But, take a look at this chart comprised of data from the National Association of Realtors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1024x457.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1536x686.png 1536w, https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-2048x915.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on their data, the US housing market was in balance between 1999 and 2005, and again between roughly 2013 and the spring of 2020.&nbsp; For the other periods between spring 2006 and summer 2013 and again from the spring of 2020 through to 2022 \u2013 and even through today \u2013 the months of housing supply has been out of balance, as either buyers or sellers markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Including nearly 25 years since NAR has been keeping these statistics, at least on a national level, the housing market has been \u201cin balance\u201d just a little over half that time.&nbsp; So what\u2019s normal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For about seven years, between 2006 through to 2013, it was skewed towards a buyer\u2019s market.&nbsp; That was normal then.&nbsp; Since early 2020 we\u2019ve been stuck in a seller\u2019s market.&nbsp; That\u2019s normal now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market you\u2019re in, is what\u2019s normal.&nbsp; Right now, that\u2019s still a seller\u2019s market.&nbsp; And, that may not shift much in the near term, simply due to supply and demand.&nbsp; But, does it matter?&nbsp; I say not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You buy a house for housing.&nbsp; If it fits your needs and budget, and is more cost-effective than renting, you buy if you can afford to buy.&nbsp; For real estate investors, you buy to hold and rent with an eye towards long-term cash flow and\/or appreciation, or to flip in the near to medium term, looking to sell for a relatively quick profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my personal real estate journey, I bought my first home in 1998 in the foothills outside Sacramento.&nbsp; Interest rates were in the 7% range, which was normal for that time (and it\u2019s normal now too).&nbsp; The market where I bought was likely in balance, based on extrapolating from data that I\u2019ve found, but the home, its features and amenities and the location worked for me.&nbsp; In fact, I\u2019m still there!&nbsp; And it\u2019s almost paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first rental, I bought in the fall of 2006.&nbsp; Oops.&nbsp; Remember what happened next?&nbsp; Yeah.&nbsp; It was worth about half what I paid for it a few years later, and probably took at least a decade more, to get back to what I paid for it.&nbsp; Nevertheless, the cash flow was sufficient to cover my mortgage, and although I fed it consistently for repairs\/maintenance and vacancies, I was fortunate that that wasn\u2019t a burden.&nbsp; It\u2019s now worth about two and a half times what I paid for it, and it\u2019s basically paid off, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the end of 2009 I bought a house in Tahoe.&nbsp; That timing was more fortuitous (thanks Matt!) as that was pretty close to the bottom of the market correction from the real estate meltdown of 2008\/2009 \u2013 probably a little ahead of the bottom.&nbsp; That home has appreciated significantly since then as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a buy and hold guy.&nbsp; If you have a long-term horizon, owning real estate is probably going to work out nicely for you.&nbsp; By almost any measure, home prices have never been higher than they are now. Here\u2019s the S&amp;P Case-Shiller Price index:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture3.png 624w, https:\/\/ezmortgages.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture3-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you buy a home today might it be worth less than you paid for it in a year or two or even five?&nbsp; It\u2019s definitely possible.&nbsp; Particularly with home values currently sitting at all-time highs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if there\u2019s one thing we know nearly for certain, it\u2019s that over time, it\u2019s more likely that that home will appreciate and be worth more than you paid for it, than less.&nbsp; Plus, you\u2019ll have paid down your loan balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, with the current tailwinds of limited supply, and still stable demand, a great reduction in home prices doesn\u2019t seem that likely.&nbsp; And, if there is a significant drop in prices, due to increased inventory or other factors, that\u2019s likely to free pent-up demand, pulling more buyers in from the sidelines.&nbsp; Which in turn may bring the market into balance, rather than skewing it into a buyers\u2019 market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, if interest rates continue drifting lower, that would seem to further bolster buyer demand, even if it brings in more sellers who are less reticent to stay \u201clocked in\u201d to their historically low interest rate, and ultimately decide to sell and buy anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, although it seems that the economy will roll over into a recession at some point, although that may bring interest rates down, if people are nervous about their income and assets, they may be less likely to buy a home.&nbsp; So demand dips, which may again buoy home prices a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said all that, speaking about existing homes, the dynamic may be changing with some new homes.&nbsp; I am starting to see and hear about new home builders (the large, national builders, at least) doing some crazy things, as seller incentives, to unload their \u201cnear move-in ready\u201d homes, aka standing inventory, or near-standing inventory.&nbsp; IE: homes that were in contract, built, and then the buyers either bailed, or could no longer qualify.&nbsp; Builders don\u2019t like sitting on them for long, so they do whatever\u2019s needed to unload them, basically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could that be the tip of the iceberg of a changing market dynamic?&nbsp; I doubt it.&nbsp; New home sales make up a relatively small percentage of total home sales (around 20%, on average).&nbsp; Plus, you can\u2019t stop building existing homes.&nbsp; They exist.&nbsp; New home builders will just slow construction, or in some cases halt entirely, until the tide turns back in their favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that ties back into the overall supply\/demand story.&nbsp; New home construction is unlikely to ever fill the void between available housing stock, and the demand for housing.&nbsp; Something else has to give, to create a more balanced supply to meet demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently saw a thoughtful piece about housing and the challenges of affordability, by Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President, Tom Barkin.&nbsp; He was speaking at the 2023 Virginia Governor\u2019s Housing Conference.&nbsp; You can find it here, if you\u2019re interested: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfed.org\/press_room\/speeches\/thomas_i_barkin\/2023\/barkin_speech_20231115\">https:\/\/www.richmondfed.org\/press_room\/speeches\/thomas_i_barkin\/2023\/barkin_speech_20231115<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing access to, and the affordability of housing is going to continue as a pressing matter.&nbsp; And like most things, there isn\u2019t one solution.&nbsp; It\u2019s a difficult and layered conundrum that will take multipronged and likely pretty creative solutions that will take years, if not decades to fully manifest.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, markets for homes and mortgage rates to finance them will gyrate. Ultimately, that shouldn\u2019t be your primary motivating factor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You buy when it\u2019s right for you, based on your specific scenario and finances.&nbsp; If it\u2019s the right home, in the right neighborhood, that fits your needs and budget, odds are, everything else will come out in the wash.&nbsp; Whereas, the best \u201cdeal\u201d on home prices (or ridiculous builder\/seller incentives) or the lowest available interest rates don\u2019t do you a lick of good, if it\u2019s the wrong house, in the wrong neighborhood.&nbsp; Let the house that can be home drive the bus.&nbsp; You\u2019ll know when you find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that, here\u2019s your snapshot of where rates ended this week.&nbsp; Call or email if you, your family or friends have any questions or would like to discuss refinancing, or buying a home.&nbsp; Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Conforming<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rates<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>APR<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Loan Amt<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Payment<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 yr fixed mortgage<\/td><td>6.625%<\/td><td>0.125<\/td><td>6.675%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 300,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,921<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 yr fixed mortgage<\/td><td>6.375%<\/td><td>0.375<\/td><td>6.425%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 300,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,593<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/6 ARM<\/td><td>6.000%<\/td><td>3.75<\/td><td>6.250%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 300,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,799<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/6 ARM<\/td><td>6.000%<\/td><td>4.375<\/td><td>6.325%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 300,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,799<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Jumbo (ask me about Super Conforming limit, per your zip code)<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 yr fixed mortgage<\/td><td>6.625%<\/td><td>0.5<\/td><td>6.655%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp; 1,200,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7,684<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 yr fixed mortgage<\/td><td>7.500%<\/td><td>0.5<\/td><td>7.670%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp; 1,200,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11,124<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/6 ARM<\/td><td>7.125%<\/td><td>0.75<\/td><td>7.379%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp; 1,200,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8,085<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10\/6 ARM<\/td><td>7.500%<\/td><td>0.75<\/td><td>7.745%<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp; 1,200,000.00<\/td><td>&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8,391<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"6\">Rates subject to change without notice.<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"6\" rowspan=\"4\">Please keep in mind, these rates and statistics are for informational purposes only to give you a sense of market movement and my opinion as to why.&nbsp; Although these rates exist today, based on certain qualifying characteristics (780+ fico, owner occupied SFR with 75% loan to value ratio or less and $200,000+ loan amount), your scenario may allow for lower or higher interest rates.&nbsp; Licensed by the CA Dept of Real Estate, #01760965.&nbsp; NMLS: 239756.&nbsp; Equal Opportunity Housing Lender.&nbsp; If you&#8217;d like to be removed from this list, please reply with REMOVE in the subject line.&nbsp; You can also use this link, mailto:eric@ezmortgages.us and add REMOVE to the subject line.&nbsp; To add someone who would appreciate this information, send me their email with SUBSCRIBE as subject.<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Grathwol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EZ Mortgages, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4535 Missouri Flat Rd. 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