Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss if we are stuck in a period of devaluation. Home values in top markets aren’t growing as fast as they were. Today’s article from Fast Company says “Number of housing markets with falling home prices jumps sharply to 109 — up from 31 in January.” This group makes up 36% of the market, but there is still 64% of metro-area markets that are accelerating. Remember that people are still looking to buy! The demand is there, now is the time to find opportunity for buyers to get concessions. Listen in as we discuss this and more.
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