Category: Housing

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The Latest Builder Trend: Smaller, Less Expensive Homes

Even though affordability is improving, buying a home can still feel tough right now. But here’s some good news: builders are focusing their efforts on building smaller homes, and they’re offering key incentives to buyers. And both of these things can be a big help if you’re worried about finding a home that’s right for your budget. Builders Are Building Smaller Homes During the pandemic, homebuyers were looking for larger homes—and many could afford them. Builders responded to that demand and created bigger spaces to help people with things like working from home, setting up home gyms, and having extra rooms for virtual school. Now, with affordability as tight as it is, builders are turning their focus to smaller single-family homes. Data from the Census shows how significant this trend toward smaller new homes has been over the last couple of years (see graph below): But why would builders want to build smaller homes right now? At the end of the day, builders are going to focus on building homes that meet current market demand – because they want to build what they know will sell. And the number one thing homebuyers are looking for right now is better affordability.

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Not a Crash: 3 Graphs That Show How Today’s Inventory Differs from 2008

Even if you didn’t own a home at the time, you probably remember the housing crisis in 2008. That crash impacted the lives of countless people, and many now live with the worry that something like that could happen again. But rest easy, because things are different than they were back then. As Business Insider says: “Though many Americans believe the housing market is at risk of crashing, the economists who study housing market conditions overwhelmingly do not expect a crash in 2024 or beyond.” Here’s why experts are so confident. For the market (and home prices) to crash, there would have to be too many houses for sale, but the data doesn’t show that’s happening. Right now, there’s an undersupply, not an oversupply like the last time – and that’s true even with the inventory growth we’ve seen this year. You see, the housing supply comes from three main sources: Homeowners deciding to sell their houses (existing homes) New home construction (newly built homes) Distressed properties (foreclosures or short sales)   And if we look at those three main sources of inventory, you’ll see it’s clear this isn’t like 2008. Homeowners Deciding To Sell Their Houses Although the supply

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Meridian Premier Homes and Coldwell Banker Collins-Maury Host Grand Opening of Southbranch, a Highly Anticipated New-Home Community; Olive Branch Mayor Adams Headlines the Celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Wendy Dube Phone: 760-415-4994 Email: wdube@meridianpac.com Meridian Premier Homes and Coldwell Banker Collins-Maury Host Grand Opening of Southbranch, a Highly Anticipated New-Home Community; Olive Branch Mayor Adams Headlines the Celebration Phase 1 homes now selling; Model home and Sales Center now open OLIVE BRANCH, Miss., Dec. 13, 2023 – Meridian Premier Homes (MPH), a Memphis-grown homebuilder renowned for its commitment to high quality, exceptional value, and customer service excellence, together with its sales partner, Coldwell Banker Collins-Maury, one of Memphis’ top-producing real estate brokerages, today marked the grand opening of Southbranch. Nestled within walking distance of the highly regarded Pleasant Hill Elementary, Southbranch introduces 60 single-family residences on generously sized 1/2-acre-plus lots. Phase 1 homes are now available for purchase with prices starting in the high $300,000s. Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams, city officials, Ambassadors from the Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce, bankers, and real-estate professionals from across the Memphis region gathered to celebrate the grand opening. The event included a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and remarks from Mayor Adams and Meridian Premier Homes Co-Founder and Principal Jeff King. Following the speeches, attendees had the opportunity to tour the community’s 2,800-plus square foot model home located at

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You're Invited to the Grand Opening of Southbranch

Meridian Premier Homes invites you to the grand opening of Southbranch, our newest community in Olive Branch, Mississippi, on December 13. This is your chance to tour our model home and experience the quality of our construction for yourself. See flyer for details.

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Are the Top 3 Housing Market Questions on Your Mind?

When it comes to what’s happening in the housing market, there’s a lot of confusion going around right now. You may hear one thing in conversation with your friends, see something totally different on the news, and read something on social media that contradicts both of those thoughts. And, if you’re thinking about making a move, that can leave you with a lot of lingering questions. That’s where a trusted local real estate agent comes in. Here are the top 3 questions people are asking about today’s housing market, and the data to help answer them. 1. What’s Next for Mortgage Rates? Mortgage rates are higher than they’ve been in recent years. And, if you’re looking to buy a home, that impacts how much you can afford. That’s why so many buyers want to know what’s ahead for mortgage rates. The answer to that question is: no one can say for certain, but here’s what we know based on historical trends. There’s a long-standing relationship between mortgage rates and inflation. Basically, when inflation is high, mortgage rates tend to follow suit. Over the past year, inflation was up, so mortgage rates were as well. But inflation is easing now. And

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The Latest 2024 Housing Market Forecast

The new year is right around the corner, and you might be wondering if 2024 will be the right time to buy or sell a home. If you want to make the most informed decision possible, it’s important to know what the experts have to say about what’s ahead for the housing market. Spoiler alert: the projections may be better than you think. Here’s why. Experts Forecast Ongoing Home Price Appreciation Take a look at the latest home price forecasts from Fannie Mae, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), and the National Association of Realtors (NAR): As you can see in the orange bars on the left, on average, experts forecast prices will end this year up about 2.8% overall, and increase by another 1.5% by the end of 2024. That’s big news, considering so many people thought prices would crash this year. The truth is, prices didn’t come tumbling way down in 2023, and that’s because there just weren’t enough homes for sale compared to the number of people who wanted or needed to buy them, and that inventory crunch is still very real. This is the general rule of supply and demand, and it continues to put upward pressure

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