{"id":688678,"date":"2022-09-26T08:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sun-belt-homebuyers-are-backing-out-of-purchases-at-a-higher-rate-than-anywhere-else-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T08:09:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:09:52","slug":"sun-belt-homebuyers-are-backing-out-of-purchases-at-a-higher-rate-than-anywhere-else-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sun-belt-homebuyers-are-backing-out-of-purchases-at-a-higher-rate-than-anywhere-else-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Belt Homebuyers Are Backing Out of Purchases at a Higher Rate Than Anywhere Else in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Sun Belt Homebuyers Are Backing Out of Purchases at a Higher Rate Than Anywhere Else in the U.S.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Sun Belt cities including Phoenix, Tampa and Las Vegas attracted scores of house hunters during the pandemic, driving up home prices. Now their housing markets are among the fastest-cooling in the nation, giving buyers the flexibility to bow out.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SEATTLE&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\n(NASDAQ: RDFN) \u2014 Nationwide, roughly 64,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in August, equal to 15.2% of homes that went under contract that month. That\u2019s up from 12.1% a year earlier and is comparable with July\u2019s revised rate of 15.5%, according to a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhome-purchases-fall-through-august-2022&amp;esheet=52924912&amp;newsitemid=20220926005147&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=report&amp;index=1&amp;md5=0e9041f734a221e8d71d4135f51e9927\">report<\/a> from Redfin (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2F&amp;esheet=52924912&amp;newsitemid=20220926005147&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=redfin.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=ba0b819b24c99158c6bfb75746ab4d6f\">redfin.com<\/a>), the technology-powered real estate brokerage.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe percentage has now hovered around 15% for the past three months\u2014the highest level on record with the exception of March and April 2020, when the onset of the coronavirus pandemic brought the housing market to a near standstill. Before the pandemic, it was consistently around 12%. This is according to a Redfin analysis of MLS data going back through 2017.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHomebuyers were most likely to back out of deals in Sun Belt cities that surged in popularity and price during the pandemic, such as Phoenix, Tampa and Las Vegas. They were least likely to back out in pricey coastal hubs like San Francisco and New York, which went out of vogue during the pandemic but are now making a comeback as workers return to the office.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA slowing housing market is allowing buyers to bow out of deals because it often means they don\u2019t need to waive important contract contingencies in order to compete like they did during last year\u2019s homebuying frenzy. Including inspection, financing and appraisal contingencies in a contract means a buyer can cancel their purchase if there\u2019s an issue with the home, they can\u2019t get a mortgage or the appraisal is different from the agreed-upon amount. Some buyers may also be backing out of deals because they\u2019re waiting to see if home prices fall.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cHouse hunters today are taking their time and exploring their options, whereas six months ago, they had to act quickly and pull out every stop to compete because homes were selling almost immediately,\u201d said Tzahi Arbeli, a Redfin real estate agent in Las Vegas. \u201cHomebuyers now will agree to buy a house and be doing the inspection, and then back out because they found another home they love more.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSurging mortgage rates may also be a factor. The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate hit 6.29% last week\u2014the highest since 2008\u2014sending the typical homebuyer\u2019s monthly mortgage payment up 45% from a year ago.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cSome homebuyers are finding that by the time they go under contract and lock in their mortgage rates, rates could be much higher than they were when they toured the home and\/or got pre-approved. That can kill the deal because the buyer is no longer financially comfortable with the purchase,\u201d said Sam Chute, a Redfin real estate agent who works with sellers in Miami. \u201cI advise sellers to price their homes competitively based on the current market because deals are falling through and buyers are no longer willing to pay pie-in-the-sky prices.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Sun Belt Buyers Are Backing Out of Deals at the Highest Rate<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nIn Jacksonville, FL, roughly 800 home-purchase agreements were called off in August, equal to 26.1% of homes that went under contract that month. That\u2019s the highest percentage among 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. Next came Las Vegas (23%), Atlanta (22.6%), Orlando, FL (21.9%), Fort Lauderdale, FL (21.7%), Phoenix (21.6%), Tampa, FL (21.5%), Fort Worth, TX (21.5%), San Antonio (21.1%) and Houston (20.6%).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAll 10 metros above are located in the Sun Belt, which surged in popularity among homebuyers during the pandemic. Four of the 10 metros\u2014Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa and San Antonio\u2014have consistently ranked on Redfin\u2019s list of top migration destinations. These areas initially attracted house hunters because they were relatively affordable, but an influx of demand caused prices to skyrocket, rendering them less attractive to many homebuyers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMany of the metros where deal cancellations are least common are metros that saw people leave during the pandemic, including the Bay Area and New York. Newark, NJ had the lowest percentage of deal cancellations (2.7%), followed by San Francisco (4.2%), Nassau County, NY (6.1%), New York (7%), Montgomery County, PA (7.6%), San Jose, CA (8.2%), Milwaukee (8.9%), Oakland, CA (9.2%), Boston (10.1%) and Seattle (10.3%).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTo view the full report, including charts and metro-level data, please visit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhome-purchases-fall-through-august-2022&amp;esheet=52924912&amp;newsitemid=20220926005147&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhome-purchases-fall-through-august-2022&amp;index=3&amp;md5=86f2c6f79eddaf0b2deb232eabba141a\">https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-purchases-fall-through-august-2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Redfin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nRedfin (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2F&amp;esheet=52924912&amp;newsitemid=20220926005147&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.redfin.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=01fb54b11ddd8c4ffb933fd7a38f2142\">www.redfin.com<\/a>) is a technology-powered real estate company. 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