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Home sales are beginning to stall as buyers hit their limit

Housing Wire

from May to June, the largest drop at this time of year on record since at least 2012, according to a new Redfin study released this week. “In June we entered a new phase of the housing market,” Fairweather said. Finally, new listings fell from a year ago in 15 of the 85 largest metro areas.

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Buyers showing renewed interest in condos

Housing Wire

That’s quite the contrast from back in 2012, when Redfin reported that condos were selling for more than 4% below asking price. “Many buyers who have been priced out of the market for single-family homes have turned to condos,” Fairweather said. year over year, and pending sales were up 38.2% year over year.

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Buyers are overpaying, but are there signs of a bubble?

Housing Wire

Home prices have skyrocketed in the past year, and data from Redfin backs up what buyers, sellers, and agents have known for months. Non-QM: New Market + New Rules = New Opportunities. With the new rules of Non-QM 2.0 The national average of home prices rose 14.4% by the end of 2021.

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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory falls

Housing Wire

Just when I thought it was safe to say we were getting more traditional spring housing inventory , we hit a snag last week, as active inventory and new listings declined. New listing data was trending at all-time lows in 2021 abd 2022 and now it’s creating a new all-time low trend in 2023.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

On a positive note, however, the days on the market are no longer a teenager anymore: that metric grew from 18 days to 21 days. I cheer because the savagely unhealthy housing market theme I talked about back in February of this year was the same premise of the housing reset talking point the Federal Reserve uses. months to 3.3

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How housing credit is shaping housing inventory

Housing Wire

Since most sellers are buyers, inventory should be stable if demand is stable. On top of more legitimate buyers, we fixed the credit markets, meaning housing credit looks fantastic. A perfect example is that the last few years, new listings have been trending between 30,000 and 90,000 per week.

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Why purchase application data is below 2008 levels

Housing Wire

But I need to explain why this level has more in common with 2014 housing data than the credit stress markets of 2005-2008, and why you should care. Understanding this data line and what it is trying to tell you will be more valuable than erroneously thinking the market is crashing and we’ll see a wave of foreclosures.