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Luxury home sales rise 41.5%, making biggest jump since 2013

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In the largest increase since 2013, luxury home sales rose 41.5% While sales in this segment of the housing market have skyrocketed, the sales of medium-priced homes went up only 3% and sales of affordable homes actually declined by 4.2%. in the third quarter, according to a new report from Redfin.

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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

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million, the equilibrium balance between a buyer and seller marketplace that has been here for four decades. Since the summer of 2020, I have believed the housing market could change in terms of cooling down, but it would require the 10-year yield to break over 1.94%. Total inventory levels. NAR: Total Inventory levels 1.22

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory finally rises

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Can we now say that the housing market ‘s spring selling season is finally underway? Since 2020, the seasonal bottom for housing inventory has arrived several months later than normal, making it more complicated to track housing inventory data. In 2022, home sales collapsed in a waterfall fashion.

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The housing market is still savagely unhealthy

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However, the real story of 2022 is that the savagely unhealthy housing market continues as inventory is still lower than last year, sending home prices growth into double digits again. housing market; the 10-year is above 1.94%, something that didn’t happen in 2020 or 2021. 2014 was the last year total inventory grew.

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The savagely unhealthy housing market is now a nightmare

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Since March of this year, housing demand has been falling more and more, but inventory is still below the 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019 levels, which is a nightmare. Because housing is shelter, people don’t sell their homes to be homeless; it’s where they live. The only way this happens is higher rates.

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Luxury housing market inspires ‘total frenzy’ in vacation boom towns

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In the third quarter, luxury home sales jumped 41.5% , the biggest year-over-year shift since 2013, according to Redfin. And while real estate agents repping luxury homes aren’t seeing as many bidding wars as they did this summer , their respective housing markets are still crazy right now. 1, and runs through May 1.

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

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Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2004 to 2006, during the housing boom years, even though homes were moving at a rapid pace, buyers typically looked at nine homes.

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