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The housing market is 6.5 million units short: Realtor.com

Housing Wire

It is no secret that the housing market is suffering from an ongoing inventory drought. Existing housing inventory fell by 11,021 homes week over week for the week ending March 6, according to data from Altos Research. This resulted in the gap between single family home construction and household formation growing to 6.5

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Existing home sales dip downwards for fourth month

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For the NAR, this is a record high and marks 111 straight months of year-over-year gains since March 2012. “Lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.

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Builder confidence breaks previous 35-year record high

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In October, all HMI indices, including current sales conditions, sales expectations and traffic of prospective buyers either matched or climbed above their previously highest readings ever, the release said. year over year in September – the largest annual increase since at least 2012. How 2020 continues to impact mortgage closings.

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New home sales continued to yo-yo in October

Housing Wire

The increase in new-home prices reflects a shift in the mix of homes being sold, with fewer homes sold at lower prices points, thus the median price escalated, as well as higher construction costs are being passed on to the consumer,” Kushi said. One year ago, 18% of new-home sales were priced below $300,000.

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Home sale prices reach record highs — again

Housing Wire

The effects of low housing inventory continue to cause significant ripples in the housing market, as a recent Redfin report shows home sale prices across the country have reached an average of $344,625 — an all-time high, and an 18% increase year over year. That’s also 16 days fewer than the same period in 2020.

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Homebuilders are at max capacity. And the housing shortage keeps widening

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This has driven meaningful share gains for new construction,” she added, “with the percentage of new-home listings more than doubling from long-term norms to over 30% of the market.” We believe this lack of existing homes on the market is pushing prospective buyers toward new homes, bolstering sales and construction,” he added.

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New home sales report is deja vu all over again

Housing Wire

months and total inventory are collapsing again and we might see new fresh all-time lows before the spring of 2022. months and above, the builders will pull back on construction. From Census: For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply: The seasonally?adjusted The monthly supply of existing homes at 2.1 When supply is 4.4

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