Rates moved up again this week, and the Fed may not be done. Closer to home, Sandpoint has a zoning hearing coming up that downtown and Highway 2 owners will want on the calendar. Here\u2019s what\u2019s real this week.Rates are up to 7.40%, the second weekly rise in a rowFreddie Mac\u2019s weekly survey on Oct. 8 put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.40%. That\u2019s up from 7.28% the week before and 7.03% on Sept. 24. A year ago it was 6.30%.In real dollars, on a $400,000 loan, principal and interest runs about $2,770 a month at 7.40%, compared with about $2,476 at 6.30%. That\u2019s roughly $294 more every month, before taxes and insurance.Keep in mind the Fed raised its rate a quarter point in September, and minutes from that meeting show most officials expect another increase by the end of the year. Their next meeting ends Oct. 28. If you\u2019re buying, get a fresh number from your lender before you shop. Last month\u2019s pre-approval may not stretch as far.Our local numbers don\u2019t look like the national onesNationally, Zillow says the typical home value is $366,913, up just 1% from a year ago, and newly pending sales fell 8.5%. About 27% of listings had a price cut in September.Bonner County is running its own race. In August the median sale price was $670,000, up 15.5% from a year ago, and 70 homes sold, up 22.8%. There were 355 homes for sale, down 13.8%. That works out to about 7.3 months of supply (how long it would take to sell everything listed at the current pace), down from 9.8.Boundary County is a smaller, slower market. Through September, 104 homes have sold this year, up from 95 at this point last year, and the year-to-date median sale price is $480,000, a little under last year\u2019s $490,000. Only 10 homes sold in September, so the monthly numbers swing a lot. What does stand out: the typical home that sold in September was on the market 112 days, about double last September\u2019s 53.If you\u2019re selling, local prices have held up well, but buyers are taking their time. Pricing it right from day one matters.Sandpoint downtown zoning hearing, Tuesday, Oct. 20The City of Sandpoint is proposing zone changes for the downtown core, the outer core, and a downtown historic district overlay, with the goal of more mixed housing and business downtown. It also proposes a new community commercial zone along the arterials and Highway 2 between Boyer and Division, with a 45-foot height cap, and a neighborhood commercial zone for small shops mixed with housing.The Planning and Zoning Commission hearing is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at City Hall. The City Council is expected to decide in December. If you own property downtown or along Highway 2, this is a good one to attend or send comments to.If you want to talk through what any of this means for your place, or you\u2019re curious what your home would sell for right now, reply to this email or give me a call. No pressure, just a straight answer.Talk soon,RainSandpoint RealtyExperience the Difference.Rain Silverhawk
\nRain Silverhawk is an Associate Broker and owner of Sandpoint Realty serving Bonner, Boundary and Kootenai Counties. Rain has over 40 years of real estate experience and specializes in waterfront, acreage, off-grid properties, wells, septic systems and rural North Idaho real estate.\n

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