Sinking US Home Prices Start to Post Significant Pullbacks

Table Of Content

• October: Rightmove House Price Index Sees Records Broken
• Pro Tips for Buying in Today’s Real Estate Market
• U.S. Pending Home Sales Stay Near Record Low Despite Modest Pickup in September
• September: ONS – Further Cooling As Annual Rate Declines
• UPDATE 7 July 2021 – Halifax UK House Price Index
• Pro Tips for Buyers and Sellers
• January: ‘Slow Burn’ Rise In Demand As Price Growth Slows

This is more than double the Bank of England’s target of 2% and marks the highest level in the last decade. Currently, more than three-quarters of homeowners are locked into fixed rate deals, so will be unaffected for the time being,” she added. The news will also mean dearer mortgages for customers with standard variable rate home loans if their lenders choose to pass on the increase. The company added that first-time buyer asking prices reached a record level of £214,176 in January this year, a month-on-month increase of 1.4%. Average UK property prices grew at their fastest annual rate for nearly six years this January, according to the latest data from Rightmove.

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October: Rightmove House Price Index Sees Records Broken

The ONS said that the average price of a UK property stood at £256,000 in July 2021. It added that the rise of the ‘power buyer’, those who have already sold their own homes, have cash in the bank, or are first-time buyers with a mortgage agreed, shows no signs of stopping. Average UK property prices reached another record high last month, according to Halifax. Zoopla said this was due to “soaring buyer demand as a result of the pandemic-led ‘search for space’ as well as the stamp duty holiday”. The company added that the increase was down to “strong housing market fundamentals and a window of opportunity to buy before a potential interest rate rise”. That said, many lenders have priced-in a base rate increase to the deals they are currently offering.

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And the South West posted a 5.5% decline, taking average prices in September to £293,615. With house prices at already extortionate levels, now mortgage rates rising again, is there any hope for first-time buyers? Honestly, the situation is so bleak, people may need to consider other countries. “While house prices have increased on average, the industry is starting to see a slow-down in the rate at which property value is appreciating. With the stamp duty deadline coming to a complete close in the nearing weeks, it is likely that house price growth will start to cool off slightly,” Robinson added. In terms of regional performance, the south west of England recorded the strongest annual house price growth with a figure of 12.9%.

U.S. Pending Home Sales Stay Near Record Low Despite Modest Pickup in September

Property values in Wales also remained comparatively strong with an annual growth rate of 6.1%, compared to 7.7% the previous month. Hamptons said that London is the only region where the average household gain exceeded £100,000 in every one of its local authority jurisdictions. This included Kensington & Chelsea where the average profit figure on properties held for 10.4 years came in at £684,510. Six of the nine UK regions saw asking price rises in January compared to last month – Wales, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, London and South East.

The North East saw the highest annual percentage change of all English regions at 4.0% higher. While the East saw the lowest growth for England at 0% – average house prices are now at £346,000. Zoopla says 80% of markets with average property prices above £300,000 saw prices decrease year on year in June. “Buyers continue to remain cautious and many are waiting for better value for money and improved affordability from lower house prices or further falls in mortgage rates before returning to the market.

All home nations and regions of the country saw annual price falls in the third quarter of the year (July to September) with the South West experiencing the biggest decline with a 6.3% fall year on year. Nationwide’s figures show the number of mortgages approved for house purchase in August were around 30% lower than the monthly average seen in 2019, before the pandemic. Only four out of the 11 regions monitored by Rightmove are showing an annual house price increase in the year to October. Nationwide’s chief economist Robert Gardner says the slight uptick in prices seen in October reflects the severe lack of supply of properties for sale. But he points out there is little sign of forced selling or distressed sellers, which would exert further downward pressure on prices.

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He said he’s never seen anything like it, calling it the “worst situation” for the housing market. This has become a growing concern for the national housing market, as worsening climate risks amplify costs to insurance providers. A September study from First Street calculated that amid rising premiums and the loss of coverage in certain areas, home values could significantly erode. In the run-up to the housing bubble that occurred 15 years ago, prices rose faster than normal too, before the bottom fell out, causing the worst housing crash and overall recession in generations. Making matters worse, up until February 2023, the median price for an existing home in the U.S. had increased year-over-year for more than a decade  — a NAR record. As of June 2023, the median home price was $410,200, just a few thousand dollars shy of NAR’s all-time high.

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The area is no stranger to housing highs and lows, after leading the nation in home value increases prior to tanking during the Great Recession. When the housing bubble burst, the local real estate market suffered one of the worst blows in the nation. Listing prices have dropped by almost 9% in the past three months, but that follows a whopping 20% increase in the nine months prior. For buyers, though, hefty markdowns can, at least to some degree, compensate a little for the higher price of a mortgage due to elevated rates.

That’s likely at least partly due to the number of homes for sale rising nearly 70% year over year in September. Much of that increase is due to buyers spooked by higher mortgage rates not jumping on every home that comes up for sale, leading homes to sit on the market longer and inventory to accumulate a bit. During the pandemic, demand for homes shot up as mortgage rates fell and people had more money to spend. Higher mortgage rates are throwing a bucket of ice-water on the super-heated housing market. Home prices in August were down about 6% from their peak in June, the biggest 2-month drop in prices in nearly a decade. Economists expect mortgage rates to continue climbing next year as the Federal Reserve further pushes up borrowing costs in a bid to curb inflation.

The exception was those aged 55 and above, where nearly 40% are looking for a smaller property and only 7% are in the market for a bigger one. The desire to carry out home improvements was highest among 18 to 35 year olds, with 49% of this group planning a remortgage to fund renovations. The Trussle survey revealed that 24% of homeowners are considering remortgaging their property instead to fund home upgrades. When the Right to Buy scheme was first introduced in 1980, around 4.5 million council house tenants purchased their home. In the period from 2020 to 2021, however, just 9,319 social tenants made use of the scheme.

The average monthly cost of renting stood at a record £1,126 in the second quarter of the year, while in Greater London this figure was £2,257. The property market in Scotland saw a 11.2% rise, putting average home values at £188,000, while Northern Ireland saw a 10.4% rise to £165,000. “This is a big reason why the market is not slowing as fast as some might expect. Demand remains for sensibly-priced homes, especially in more affordable areas,” Donnell commented. Richard Donnell, executive director of research at Zoopla, said that the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic provided the opportunity for flexible working and continued to support a desire to move amongst homebuyers. Renters are reporting ‘bidding wars’ for private properties, with landlords exploiting high levels of demand to force would-be tenants to pay well above the initial asking price.