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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

Housing Wire

Since they were distressed forced sellers, inventory skyrocketed in 2006 and stayed very elevated in 2007 and 2008. Total inventory levels. NAR: Total Inventory levels 1.22 million Historically inventory levels range between 2 million and 2.5 Mortgage rates went from a low of 2.5% to a high of 7.37% — purely savage.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

First, let’s set the scene: Housing inventory is shrinking year to year in most parts of the country and there are no signs of significant replenishment over the horizon. King County new listings fell 13% from June to July (2158), led by a 20% slide in Seattle (690). Tickets Tour Modern Homes, Sept. Various times.

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IN DIRE NEED OF GENERATIONAL RESPONSE TO HOUSING SHORTFALL

Will Springer Realtor

Housing affordability decreased in 45 of the 50 states from 2012 to 2019. Look at the green states of Idaho, Nevada and Utah on the 2012 map; they have seen housing affordability plummet by 2019, skipping past the yellow category to brown in less than a decade. The number of new listings for all home types (4428) fell 7.8%

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

>> The lack of inventory to keep real estate moving is confirmed with the latest data on U.S. Its data show home prices have far outpaced incomes since 2012. The excess of inventory that occurred in 2007, 2008 and ’09, was an anomaly,” said Marci Rossell, former chief economist for CNBC. existing home sales.