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Employment gains could help housing inventory

Housing Wire

Sectors that were hit hardest by the pandemic led job growth last month, with jumps in leisure, hospitality, public and private education and construction – good signs for the housing industry. The Mortgage Bankers Association expects this heightened pace to drop unemployment numbers to below 5% by the end of the year.

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Pending home sales fall to their lowest level in two decades

Housing Wire

Pending home sales in October fell to their lowest level since 2001. As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined 1.5% Meanwhile, new home sales posted a better performance as homebuyers pivoted to new construction amid waning existing home supply. down from 72.6 in September.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. On a year-over-year basis, pending sales were up 1.3%.

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Pending home sales rebound in March

Housing Wire

Though homes in contract are not always closed, the index figure is a strong indication that home sales will rebound in the coming months after an inventory-induced decline. relates to a baseline of 100 that the NAR put together in 2001. “By An index based on 2001 figures shows historic shifts in population. What is this index?

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Pending home sales fall 5.2% in March

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. In addition, NAR forecasts that mortgage rates will drop to 6.0% In the new construction sector , NAR predicts sales to increase 4.5%

Inventory 383
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Pending home sales fell 2.7% in May though demand remains strong

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The lack of housing inventory continues to prevent housing demand from being fully realized.” Yun, however, is optimistic about the impact increased housing starts and homebuilder confidence will eventually have on housing inventory. “It

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Pending home sales rose 0.3% in June, the first increase in 3 months

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The trade association forecasts the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to close at 6.4% With consumer price inflation calming close to the Federal Reserve’s desired conditions, mortgage rates look to have topped out,” Yun added. this year and then decline to 6.0%