{"id":72701,"date":"2021-06-10T04:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=72701"},"modified":"2021-06-10T09:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T16:12:48","slug":"second-home-demand-drops-pre-pandemic-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/second-home-demand-drops-pre-pandemic-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth in Mortgage-Rate Locks For Second Homes Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though mortgage-rate locks for second homes were up nearly 50% year over year in May, the growth rate is returning to pre-pandemic levels as high prices and tighter lending rules make vacation-home buyers think twice.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of buyers who locked in mortgage rates to purchase a second home nationwide rose 48% year over year in May. Though that\u2019s a significant increase, it\u2019s the first time in a year the annual growth rate has fallen below 80%. Year-over-year increases in this report are likely exaggerated because demand for second homes was relatively low in May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic slowing real estate activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demand for vacation homes jumped in June 2020 as the U.S. real estate market came roaring back to life, with a 110% year-over-year increase in second-home mortgage locks, and the level remained elevated through April. The annual increase in May is similar to pre-pandemic levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of buyers who locked in mortgage rates for primary homes rose 30% year over year in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72704 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data in this report is based on a Redfin analysis of mortgage-rate lock data for home purchases from real estate analytics firm <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.optimalblue.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimal Blue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A mortgage-rate lock is an agreement between a homebuyer and a lender that allows the homebuyer to lock in an interest rate on a mortgage for a certain period of time, offering protection against future interest-rate hikes. Homebuyers must specify whether they are applying to secure a mortgage rate for a primary home, a second home or an investment property. Roughly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent10.net\/hubfs\/4225469\/Daily-Briefing-Files\/111720-Daily-Market-Briefing.pdf?utm_campaign=DAILY%20BRIEFING%3A%20Mortgage%20Market%20Trends%20%26%20Rate%20Activity&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_rJREAU041O7dLTCSSszK8thVgx5ZLbxG5gUSP3Lze1YmGVqPGf8qFS1a_J4OJT6bE92hQ0usjKIeSlZ79_9_KNdN5HA&amp;_hsmi=100118857&amp;utm_content=100118857&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;hsCtaTracking=dd6feab3-8164-4576-9814-7d1dcdea398c%7C32e55f2c-05c3-4f18-acdf-e0fec0b66c48\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of mortgage-rate locks result in actual home purchases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several reasons for the cooling in second-home demand this spring. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-set-more-records-in-april\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High prices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are likely playing a role, as is the reopening of offices. The typical <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-update-home-prices-surge-24-pct\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spring slowdown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in overall pending home sales is also impacting vacation-home sales. Plus, many people with the desire and means to buy a vacation home this year have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/second-home-demand-doubles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already done so<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, mortgage-lending rules for second homes tightened in April and May. Under <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortgagenewsdaily.com\/03112021_loan_underwriting.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new federal rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, second-home and investment property mortgages can make up just 7% of a lender\u2019s total pipeline. That\u2019s on top of regulations that make it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fannie-freddie-tighten-rules-for-condos-in-vacation-locales-11610208000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">difficult to get a loan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for condo towers in resort areas that may be used as short-term rentals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn addition to tighter lending rules, vacation-home buyers are starting to react to rising prices,\u201d said Redfin Chief Economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/darylfairweather\/\">Daryl Fairweather<\/a>. \u201cHome prices have been climbing rapidly for the last several months, and it seems they\u2019ve finally gotten prohibitively high for some people searching for second homes. Vacation-home buyers are quicker to back away from properties that are potentially overpriced because they\u2019re not a necessity. People searching for primary residences may have to shell out more money than they want to because they need a roof over their heads.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of the people who were driven to hunt for vacation homes over the last year have already bought them,\u201d Fairweather continued. \u201cThe pandemic and remote work drove many affluent Americans to relocate to vacation destinations, at least part of the time. But with offices reopening and life returning to some semblance of normal, people are less focused on fleeing to the beach or the lake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though mortgage-rate locks for second homes were up nearly 50% year over year in May, the growth rate is returning to pre-pandemic levels as high prices and tighter lending rules make vacation-home buyers think twice.\u00a0 The number of buyers who locked in mortgage rates to purchase a second home nationwide rose 48% year over year 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