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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

On Friday NAR reported that total housing inventory levels broke under 1 million in December, dropping to 970,00 units for a population of 330 million people. million in January down to about 4 million in December, We now have total inventory levels near all-time lows again. In one of the most historical years in the U.S.

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Homebuyers drawn to cheaper areas in Midwest and South

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Homebuyer contract signings in the U.S. Increased inventory of homes for sale, near historic low mortgage rates and favorable demographics means more housing demand, ” Odeta Kushi, the First American deputy chief economist said in a statement. rose 8% month-over-month from July to August, though the figure was still 8.3%

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Pending home sales continue to slip as 2021 approaches

Housing Wire

Year-over-year, contract signings increased by 16.4%. “The latest monthly decline is largely due to the shortage of inventory and fast-rising home prices,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. from its former high in July 2006, and was up 8.4% The National Index is now up 24.5% year over year. Presented by: WFG.

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Rising home prices take a toll on pending home sales

Housing Wire

However, borrowers are still maintaining a strong pace, as contract signings are up 20.2% Realtors cited a combination of high demand and low inventory, which are making conditions more competitive and exerting upward pressure on prices. pending home sales fell 1.1% compared to a year ago. Presented by: Fannie Mae.

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How to grow housing supply in 2021

Housing Wire

For now, though, the low inventory means housing starts have legs to move higher. Existing home inventory is also at all-time lows. Existing home inventory is also at all-time lows. Unsold inventory sits at an all-time-low 2.5-month Keep this rule of thumb in mind for the future, below 4.3 Existing Home Supply.

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Home sales are going to nosedive in 2023, Fannie Mae says

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“Due to the minimal use of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), teaser rates and exotic mortgage products, relatively few current single-family borrowers are subject to payment shocks from rising interest rates in the way many borrowers were in 2006-2008,” the ESR group said. contraction in real GDP in 2023.

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Home prices see greatest gain in over 6 years

Housing Wire

census divisions rose 7% in September from a year ago, the greatest year-over-year gain since 2014, and nearly 23% higher than its last peak in 2006. uptick reported in August, and represented the largest annual gain since May 2014 as record-low mortgage rates and a lack of inventory continued to put upward pressure on home prices.