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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. NAR lists the current inventory at 1.22 million, with a peak in 2007 a tad over 4 million.

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Why are existing home prices rising when sales are still so low?

Housing Wire

Existing home sales fell in today’s report , which isn’t surprising, but one headline that shocked some people was that home prices are still up year over year, even with higher inventory and higher mortgage rates. Of course this isn’t the healthiest housing inventory story. million, and in 2007, it peaked at 4 million.

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With mortgage rate volatility, buyers can save by shopping around

Housing Wire

The latest weekly survey data from Freddie Mac shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 40 basis points to an average of 6.70% this week, the highest level since 2007. There is more inventory relative to demand, and deals can be found. A year ago at this time, rates averaged 3.01%. Not yet anyway.

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Have we already reached peak home sales for the year?

Housing Wire

From the National Association of Realtors : Total existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – bounced 9.5% Here is some perspective on the NAR active inventory data: Since 1982, traditional normal inventory levels range between 2 million and 2.5

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Existing home sales lay the path for the 2024 housing market

Housing Wire

From the National Association of Realtors (NAR): Total existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – elevated 0.8% NAR: Total housing inventory at the end of November was 1.13 Unsold inventory sits at a 3.5-month 2022. Unsold inventory sits at a 3.5-month

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Even with falling rates, the housing market is shaping up to be bad in Q4

Housing Wire

That’s the largest year over year existing home sales decrease since 2007. More potential homebuyers were squeezed out from qualifying for a mortgage in October as mortgage rates climbed higher,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Total housing inventory at the end of October was 1.22

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Mortgage rates hold steady at 2.87%

Housing Wire

” Khater added that purchase application demand is improving, but very low inventory is the major obstacle to higher home sales. While borrowers weigh the benefits of refinancing their mortgage, in the purchase market, they still face rising prices and a lack of inventory. The lack of inventory is not expected to improve soon.

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