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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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Existing home sales are working from a historic low bar

Housing Wire

Remember, with median sales prices and inventory, it’s very seasonal. However, remember, the dive in inventory is normal at this time of the year. Our housing market tracker counts weekly active single-family listings, those homes that aren’t in the contract, and the raw available number of homes for sale.

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Existing home sales data shows extent of housing inflation

Housing Wire

From NAR Research : “Total existing-home sales notched a minor contraction of 0.4% A traditional primary resident seller is also a buyer, which means if they don’t list, they’re not just taking a potential home to be bought off the table — they’re taking a future sale off the books as well. I am a big fan of inventory to 2019 levels.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

However, persistently high mortgage rates pose a significant affordability challenge to buyers and sellers (not to mention the workers of a trillion dollar-plus industry). Higher mortgage rates probably signal “a further contraction in home sales activity,” she added. “We

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Are new home sales flagging a recession?

Housing Wire

I know some people don’t agree with me on this, but the price gains in both the existing home and new home sales sector show that homebuilders and sellers had too much pricing power and needed to be checked. My biggest thing is getting total inventory back to 2018-2019 levels, which can range from 1.52-1.93 What do we have now?

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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

Housing Wire

As reported in the latest NAR Existing-Home Sales , inventory still remains in tight supply, which means homes are still moving at a fast past despite the recent rise in rates and home prices. In comparison, in 2011, homes took 96 days to sell. . However, in many areas of the country it does remain a seller’s market.

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What Home Buyers Should Expect in the Spring of 2023

Hank Miller Team

understand that it's not the spring of 2011. While rates were certainly favorable, the lack of inventory resulted in a punishing home buying experience. The current market slightly favors sellers but it's nothing like it was. Listing inventory drops during the pandemic with the seasonal bump in '21. It's not 2011.

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