What: Real Estate Update hosted by The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 8:30-10am
Where: Silverspot Cinema in Chapel Hill, NC
Guest Presenter: The event featured special guest presenter, Amanda Hoyle of Metrostudy. Learn more about Amanda and Metrostudy here: https://www.metrostudy.com/staff/amanda-hoyle/
Panelists: The event also featured a panel discussion moderated by Amanda Hoyle and including:
- Ed Billings of Terra Nova Global Properties (www.terranovaglobal.com/edbillings)
- Tim Jezisek of Grubb Properties (https://grubbproperties.com/about/)
- Jeff Furman of Northwood Ravin (https://nwrliving.com/about/our-team/jeff-furman/)
- Chanel Haugh of Haugh Realty Advisors (www.haughra.com/meet-our-team)
About the event: The annual real estate update is one of six forums in the 2019 Policy Series coordinated by The Chamber's Government Affairs Committee. In this forum, the 100 guests got the succinct state of residential and commercial real estate in our region and community.
About the Policy Series: This forum is part of the 2019 Policy Series and is sponsored by Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, Durham Tech, Haugh Realty Advisors, and Silverspot Cinema.
More: https://business.carolinachamber.org/events/details/policy-forum-real-estate-update-5627
25. AFFORDABILITY TRENDS – NORTH CAROLINA & TOP CBSAS
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Existing Home
Affordability
New Home
Affordability
North Carolina – Total
Raleigh-Cary
Durham-Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Greensboro-High Point
Winston-Salem
Burlington
62.6% 44.4%
61.8% 52.9%
53.8% 46.1%
64.5% 50.1%
69.5% 50.9%
69.5% 54.2%
65.9% 46.6%
* Percentage of Households in the local area that can afford the median priced, single-family home. Qualifying income is based
on an estimated monthly payment that assumes the current median detached closing price, 20% down payment, property taxes
and current 30-year fixed mortgage. The ratio assumes 30% of the buyer’s household income is used towards housing
26. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES
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➢ Durham Affordable Housing Bond passed with 76% of the vote $95
million toward preserving, renovating and building 2,400 affordable
rental units and housing options for Durham’s low-income
population.
➢ Nov. 2018: Chapel Hill Affordable Housing Bond - $10 million toward
construction of 400 new affordable units, plus repairs for more than
300 current units.
➢ 2016: Orange County Affordable Housing Bond - $5 million toward
a $13 million plan to use local, state and federal money to house
1,000 families and individuals in five years.
28. TRIANGLE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
Closings vs. Inventory
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TMLS Inventory Months of Supply
MLS Closings +4.3% YTD
MLS Inventory -6.5%
MLS New Listings +2.9% YTD
29. • Equity Wealth is at an All-Time High
• Low Mortgage Rates are new
“normal”
• The Existing Housing Stock is Old…
• Owners are Staying in their Homes
Longer.
• Millennials are Buying and
Remodeling
HOUSING NEEDS MINDSET IS CHANGING
30. EMERGING TREND: Single-Family Rental Market
• Owning a home may not be as important
today but conventional product is still valued.
• Experienced (or witnessed) pain in the Great
Recession.
• The “sharing economy” is now the norm
(e.g., Uber, Lyft, Airbnb). Renters by choice.
Shifting Mindset Leads to Change
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• Accustomed to monthly payment
• More important to have experiences than stuff. Prioritize
convenience, want to live closer to work. Flexibility is important.
• Do it for the dogs – or kids! Desire for additional space beyond
what traditional apartments offer.
63. KEY TAKEAWAYS
▪ Carolina Advantage: Headwinds are more national than local
▪ Lack of affordable supply is pushing buyers to new products and new
locations
▪ Barbells of demographics – Millennials & Baby Boomers – support the
need for more diverse housing
▪ Public sector sentiment in the big cities is shifting away from NIMBY
and toward attainability; but smaller suburban communities are still
struggling to find that balance
▪ Peak performance is possible in 2020/2021
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