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Mortgage rates have eased over the past couple of weeks. Greece bores more than it titillates, and China's economy is on firmer footing than it was a month ago. On our side of the world, fewer people seem willing to speculate on when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

There's not a lot going on, and that's reflected in lending rates. Mortgage rates are down, though purchase mortgage activity continues to climb. Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association's survey showed application activity was up 1%. This lifts the year-over-year increase to 18%.

The mortgage market is robust, and should become even more robust. The MBA now forecasts that purchase originations will hit $801 billion this year and $885 billion in 2016. That's a $71 billion and $94 billion respective increase over the previous forecast.

Now is the time to act. Mortgage rates are lower, but the impetus is for them to rise longer term. Keep in mind, the impetus is there whether the Fed acts or not. Market participants are pushing for higher lending rates.

Also keep in mind that demand influences lending costs. If the MBA's forecast on mortgage activity materializes, there is less incentive on the suppliers' side to discount fees or offer other accommodations. The bottom line is that today's prices – both financing and real estate – are very likely better than tomorrow's prices.

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When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

If you follow the stock market, you're aware that there is no shortage of bubble talk. Since the market bottomed in March 2009, stocks have gone mostly up. The S&P 500 Index, the most followed market barometer, has tripled over the past six years. The latest run nearly matches the run during the Internet boom in the 1990s. That boom went bust in 2000, and stock prices were nearly cut in half in the ensuing two years.

Over the past few weeks, Chinese stocks have lost over 30%. This has investors thinking a similar sell-off could occur here. We don't think it will, but the prospect of a stock-market sell-off conjures a question: How would a sell-off impact housing?

A rising stock market increases the wealth effect – a theory that when people feel wealthier they spend more. People invested in stocks have certainly felt wealthier in recent years. At the same time, home sales and construction activity have trended higher. It appears housing and stocks are positively correlated.

It's not so clear cut, though. No doubt that when people feel wealthier they upgrade their lifestyle, such as by trading up to a larger home. But the correlation between stocks and housing can be fuzzy. After the sell-off in stocks in 2000, housing activity actually rose. Many investors burned in the stock market wanted a new asset class; housing was that asset class.

To be sure, stocks might tank, but that doesn't mean housing will tank with it. We think housing is sufficiently sound to stand on its own independently of the stock market. That said, we'd prefer not to find out.

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As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

It Still Ain't Happening This Year

Call us presumptuous, but we just don't see it happening. We don't see the Federal Reserve raising its target range on the federal funds rate.

Since the beginning of the year, we've expressed doubts that a fed funds rate increase was in the cards for 2015. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) has yet to fully materialized. European GDP growth is even more anemic (which is why the Europeans undertook quantitative easing in March). The turmoil in Greece and the deep sell-off in Chinese stocks has further tempered Fed ardor for an interest-rate increase. Of course, things can change over the next couple months, but we don't think they'll change enough to warrant the Fed raising the fed funds rate. Things are simply too fragile.

The fed funds rate influences short-term rates most, but over time it works its way toward the long-end of the yield curve. Private participants exert more influence on the long end at the moment. These participants have pressured yields to rise. That is until this past week. Due to events in Greece and China, yields have fallen. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury notehas dropped nearly 20-basis points.

As the yield on the 10-year note goes, so goes mortgage rates. The 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate loans were down over the past week, though not much. In most markets, borrowers were looking at only a five-basis-point drop . This suggests to us that the impetuous is for longer-term rates to rise once the turmoil on the world stage subsides.

The good news is that the turmoil hasn't taken any steam out of mortgage lending or housing. Purchase activity is again on the rise. Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported its purchase index was up 7% week over week. Year over year, activity is up 32%. Not surprisingly, the trend in purchase lending mirrors the trend in home sales. Both have climbed palpably since early spring.

We see both continuing to climb through 2015. Home price growth remains robust, thus lifting more homeowners into positive equity. Home-price appreciation has also reverted to a more normalized pace. This is good news because double-digit year-over-year price appreciation is unsustainable. Price growth is getting closer to the “Goldilocks” sustainable rate of 3%.

In short, nothing has really changed since the beginning of the year: We don't see a rate increase, and we're as bullish on housing and mortgage lending today as we were six months ago.

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When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

The residential rental market has been on a tear since the housing bubble burst seven years ago. Nationwide, rents have been rising at double the inflation rate. Rent is now a real burden to many renters. Roughly half the renters in the country pay more than 30% of their income to landlords.

This is good news for the long-term outlook for housing. The rental market will push more frustrated renters into homeownership. We don't think it can be any other way. Admittedly, many people like to be free of the responsibility of homeownership, but only to a point. If you are continually subjected to 5% annual rent increases, the benefits of renting quickly dissipate. In turn, the benefit of a stable shelter budget grows significantly in stature.

Young people are getting the message. The percentage of first-time buyers continues to rise and comprised 32% of the market in May compared to 27% last year. The unrelenting upward trend in rents should lead to an unrelenting upward trend in first-time buyers.

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When you are buying or selling property in today's Harrisburg PA real estate market, it's important to have confidence in your real estate professional. Don’s commitment as your Harrisburg PA REALTOR® is to provide you with the specialized real estate service you deserve.

When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

Home Sales Defy Conventional Wisdom

Homes sales and mortgage rates are supposed to be negatively correlated: when one is up, the other is down.

That's not always true. The connection between home sales and mortgage rates has frequently been tenuous. Yes, there are times – like a few years ago – when falling rates spur sales activity. At other times, such as the late 1970s, homes continued to sell despite soaring mortgage rates. Many variables in addition to mortgage rates coalesce to form a home-sales trend.

There is no denying that mortgage rates have trended higher over the past three months.Rates were flat over the past week, but they continue to hold near 2015 highs. Despite rates holding near highs, purchase mortgage activity moved higher. Purchase mortgage applications were up another 1% last week. This pushes the year-over-year gain to 18%.

The trend in purchase applications is particularly welcomed news, and not just for selfish reasons. Recent data point to a more-normalized market, with mortgage-financed purchases supplanting all-cash purchases. This means owner-occupied buyers are becoming more prevalent. We've noted frequently that a normalized housing market is marked by a high percentage of buyers who occupy their properties. A normalized market is also a sustainable market.

As for sales themselves, existing home sales jumped 5.1% to a 5.35-million annual rate in May. The year-over-year gain is encouraging, with sales up 9.2%. We haven't seen this run rate of sales in nearly a decade.

Existing home sales are moving higher despite the headwinds of continually rising prices. The median price for an existing home rose to $228.700, and is up 7.9% year over year. The good news is that rising prices are bringing more inventory to market. Homes for sale increased 3.2% to 2.29 million last month.

Though not quite setting a new multi-year high, new home sale s continue to progress as well. Sales were up 2.2% to an annualized rate of 546,000 in May. This is on top of a 27,000 upward revision in April. Sales gains appear to be motivated by some discounting, though. The median price of new home posted at $282,800, which is 1% lower than a year ago. New-home prices will likely pick up in coming months, given that inventory remains thin at 206,000 units.

To be sure, the correlation between mortgage rates and home sales can be tenuous. But if rates rise a enough, they can retard sales growth. Many market participants are focused on the Federal Reserve. The focus sharpened this past week after Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powel l said that he sees the Fed raising the federal funds rates this September. What's more, this increase could be supplemented by an additional increase in December.

We've been in the minority opinion on the Fed and interest rates. Given recent economic growth, we are still unconvinced a Fed rate increase is in the cards. But if we are wrong, we think we will be OK. Recent moves in long-rates likely reflect a Fed rate hike. What's more, when the Fed moves to raise rates, the impact will be felt mostly on the short end of the yield curve, with short-term variable rates rising and longer-term rates holding near current levels.

Information provided by Jessica Regan.

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When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

The New-Home Market Leads the Charge

Many commentators were disappointed in the headline number, but they shouldn't have been.

The headline states that housing starts posted at 1.036 million on an annualized rate for May. The consensus was looking for starts to post in the 1.1-million neighborhood. If we compare May with April, we see an 11.1% drop-off in starts.

The numbers appear disappointing, until you dig a little deeper. April, which was already a strong month for starts, was revised up to 1.165 million. That's a 22.1% month-over-month increase when compared to March. Seeing starts throttle back in May after such a strong showing is no reason to sulk. Indeed, it should be expected. To expect continual double-digit monthly increases is to expect the impossible.

The trend in permits is another reason to embrace the future. Permits were up a very stout 11.8% to 1.275 million potential starts. Permits are a leading indicator, and this leading indicator posted its best number since August 2007.

Given the bullish outlook on new-home construction, no one should be surprised that homebuilders are feeling upbeat these days. The NAHB Home Builder Index spiked five points to 59 in June. This is the highest reading since September 2014.

To be sure, sentiment can change and markets can turn. But for the past year, home builders have become increasingly upbeat. Sales and construction activity has generally supported rising optimism. We don't expect that to change over the remainder of 2015.

Of course, the percentage of new-home sales is relatively small compared to existing-home sales. Our bread is mostly buttered on existing-home sales. On that front, sales have trended higher in recent months. Still, they've had a tough time hanging about the important five-million mark on an annualized rate.

The good news is that it appears more likely that sales will hover above five million. A recent report from CoreLogic shows that another 254,000 residential properties regained positive equity in the first quarter. This trend of rising positive equity ensures more supply will come to market, which will lead to a rising sales trend.

What's more, the Federal Reserve appears willing to maintain an accommodating stance.

We've said repeatedly since the beginning of the year that a Fed interest-rate hike was unlikely for June. In the latest Fed meeting, officials showed no inclination to raise the federal funds rates. What's more, it remains unlikely the fed funds rate will be raised before fall. The Fed is still looking for labor-market improvement (mostly wage growth) and more consumer-price inflation. And when the Fed does move to raise the fed fund rates, it will likely do so in very small increments.

That said, let's not take this as a guarantee of low mortgage-lending rates. The market can and has overridden Fed desires. The Fed might not move to raise interest rates; this doesn't mean the market won't.

Information provided by Jessica Regan.

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When you are buying or selling property in today's Harrisburg PA real estate market, it's important to have confidence in your real estate professional. Don’s commitment as your Harrisburg PA REALTOR® is to provide you with the specialized real estate service you deserve.

When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

What the Latest Fed Statement Means to Us

Housing and mortgage markets are supposed to be the focus, but a lot of time is spent vetting the Federal Reserve. We have no choice. The Fed is the guiding light of all financial markets these days.

Look no further than Fed Chair Janet Yellen's comments on Wednesday. For most of the day, financial-market participants were on the edge of their seats, anticipating somewhat anxiously how she would guide: Is an interest rate hike imminent or not?

We mentioned last week the importance of the word “patient.” The Fed had used that word as a way of telegraphing that no rate increase was imminent. In the latest meeting minutes, “patient” was removed, but no need to fear. The lack of “patient” does not imply impatience.

Despite strong monthly job growth over the past year, the Fed is still unsatisfied with economic growth. In fact, the Fed lowered its 2015 and 2016 outlook for gross domestic product (GDP) growth. At the same time, inflation remains muted. In other words, the Fed has the leeway to remain patient when it comes to raising interest rates.

Markets were somewhat impatient in their reaction to the good news. The major stock market measures spiked higher. Conversely, bond yields spiked lower. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell 10 basis points. The 10-year note now yields less than 2%.

As the yield on the 10-year note goes, so goes mortgage rates. Rates on both the 30-year and 15-year loans were significantly lower on Wednesday (though on Thursday they began to drift higher).

Now the question is, should we expect these lower rates to hold?

If you talk to mortgage-rate watchers, most still anticipate the Fed to raise the federal funds rate this year, possibly as soon as June. We are somewhat more circumspect. We would not be surprised to see a rate hike postponed until 2016. We say that because the U.S. dollar remains strong on the world market. An interest rate increase would make the dollar even stronger. (A strong dollar is a mixed blessing: imports are cheaper, but some exports are more expensive.)

Easy money everywhere also mitigates the odds of a rate increase. More than 20 central banks have implemented easy money policies since December. If the Fed moves to tighten its monetary policy – which an interest-rate hike would do – that ensures an even stronger dollar.

In short, there is no overwhelming reason for the Fed to begin raising interest rates. This tells us that sub-4% on the 30-year fixed-rated loan will be with us for a while.

Information provided by Jessica Regan.

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When you are buying or selling property in today's Harrisburg PA real estate market, it's important to have confidence in your real estate professional. Don’s commitment as your Harrisburg PA REALTOR® is to provide you with the specialized real estate service you deserve.

When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

Markets are interconnected. What occurs in one market will influence what occurs in another.

Consider the stock market. Most of us have some exposure to stocks, either through direct ownership or though a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund. Anyone with a retirement account very likely has some stock-market exposure.

Stocks are at an all-time high. Therefore, many of us are feeling wealthier these days.

There is an actual phenomenon known as the “wealth effect” that is influenced by a rising stock market. When our portfolio values rise, we feel wealthier. When we feel wealthier, we are more inclined to spend, particularly on large-ticket items like cars and houses. With the stock market at an all-time high, the propensity to consume should rise as well. This bodes well for housing.

Of course, the question is, can the stock market continue to rise? We're not stock-market prognosticators, but there is reason to expect stock prices not to backside. Income is the reason.

Dividend-paying stocks are attractive alternatives to many fixed-income investments. With savings accounts yielding mere basis points and certificates of deposit yielding a percentage point or two, a quality dividend-paying stock with a 3% or 4% yield looks pretty attractive in comparison. Stocks relative attractiveness to other income investments should help keep demand, and, therefore prices, high.

Again, there are no guarantees, but the “wealth effect” is yet another reason why we think housing will keep moving forward.

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When you are buying or selling property in today's Harrisburg PA real estate market, it's important to have confidence in your real estate professional. Don’s commitment as your Harrisburg PA REALTOR® is to provide you with the specialized real estate service you deserve.

When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

Inflation Remains Muted, But Rates Are on the Rise

Inflation is an important variable in the interest rate lenders charge borrowers. Over time, inflation erodes purchasing power. A dollar in an inflationary environment won't buy as much tomorrow as it will today. To compensate for lost purchasing power, inflation is factored in to interest rates. An inflation premium ensures lenders are able to maintain purchasing power over time.

Today, consumer price inflation remains muted. Thanks to falling oil prices, the aggregate consumer price index has actually declined. When energy and food are stripped from the equation, consumer prices are rising at less than 2% annually. Inflation by Federal Reserve standards is a non-issue.

Private market participants appear to have a slightly different take, though. They appear to be less sanguine on inflation than the Fed and other government data collectors.

In recent weeks, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has risen to over 2.1%. In early February, it was below 1.7%. As the 10-year note goes, so, too, goes the rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Bankrate.com's survey shows the national average on the 30-year loan above 3.9%. That's a 15-basis-point increase in the past month.

Though we believe interest rates and bond yields will remain low for the relevant future, there are no guarantees. Inflation is an insidious thing. It can appear out of the blue; mostly when it is least expected. When inflation appears out of the blue, so do spikes in mortgage lending rates.

The good news is that rates are still very reasonable across the board. Better yet, these rates are available to a wider swath of borrowers. Thanks to more-accommodating FHA and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guidelines. More people can capture rates unavailable to them even a few months ago.

Low rates are an obvious factor in home affordability . Here, we find homes are still a good deal in many metropolitan markets. This is a point we've been emphasizing over the past few months.

More than anything, though, we've been emphasizing the risk of waiting. In a normalized housing market, which we believe prevails today, prices persistently rise over time. The house that cost $200,000 today will likely cost $205,000 next year, and $210,000 the year after. What's more, the rate to finance that purchase could easily be higher too.

So again, we ask, what's the point in waiting? We simply don't see one in today's market.

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When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.

Still No Traction

The wait for an up trend in existing home sales continues.

Despite a year of strong job growth and low mortgage rates, sales of existing homes continue to languish. Indeed, sales fell a steep 4.9% to 4.82 million units on an annualized rate for January. The drop in sales made for a sizable rise in inventory relative to sales, to 4.7 months versus 4.4 months in December.

At the same time, the median price of an existing home dropped 4.1% to $199,600. This is the first reading below $200,000 since March 2014. Oddly, if not disconcertingly, price concessions haven't helped lift sales. Given the uptick in inventory, we would not be surprised to see more discounting in February's report. Generally, that would be a positive for sales, but we will see.

Because it is taking so long for existing home sales to gain traction, we have to wonder if there is a fundamental shift occurring. The NAR reports that homeowners are remaining in their homes 10 years on average these days. This is three years more than the long-term average of seven years. Are homeowners more nervous? Are they more interested in rehabbing than moving? Is job mobility an issue? Perhaps all the above; all we know is that more people are staying put.

Then again, it's also possible a stronger foundation is forming. If total existing home sales are moving sideways due to fewer distressed sales, that's obviously a good thing. This suggests that declining distressed sales are being offset by more conventional equity-driven sales. In other words, the composition of sales is improving.

Though the overall sales market is much smaller, new home sales are at least trending higher. Sales of new homes came in at a better-than-expected 481,000 units on an annualized rate in January. Unlike with existing home sales, discounting appears to have helped new home sales. The median price for a new home dipped 2.6% to $294,000 in January. If we go back to January 2012, we see a healthy long-term trend line that moves up linearly left to right.

Of course, we are always quick to note that all housing markets are local markets. What occurs at the national level might or might not reflect what occurs locally. Mortgage markets, on the other hand, are much more consistent across the country. Mortgage rates in Boston aren't much different than rates in Los Angeles.

Rates across the country have risen in recent weeks. Despite the rise, purchase mortgage activity has come to life. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that its purchase index ended six weeks of declines with a 5.0% rise in the February 20 week. We are hopeful for further gains, but we've learned from experience not to hold our breath.

One week doesn't make a trend, but if price growth continues to moderate and mortgage rates remain low (which we believe they will), we still think we will see a resurgence in lending and in home sales that we predicted at the beginning of the year.

Information provided by Jessica Regan.

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When you are buying or selling property in today's Harrisburg PA real estate market, it's important to have confidence in your real estate professional. Don’s commitment as your Harrisburg PA REALTOR® is to provide you with the specialized real estate service you deserve.

When you are an informed buyer or seller, you'll make the best decisions for the most important purchase or sale in your lifetime. That's why Don’s goal is to keep you informed on trends in Harrisburg PA real estate. With property values continuing to rise, real estate is a sound investment for now and for the future.

As a local area expert with knowledge of Harrisburg PA area communities, Don’s objective is to work diligently to assist you in meeting your real estate goals.

If you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area, please don't hesitate to call me at (717) 657-8700, complete my online form, or e-mail me at don@donroth.com.