Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2023

We have often discussed that the housing market dynamics changed starting Nov. The other big story with housing inventory is that new listing data has been trending negative year over year since the end of June 2022. We had new listings growth from 2021 to 2022, but that’s not the case this year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2023

I would feel much better about the inventory situation if we added an additional 3,000-8,000 houses to the weekly data line from current levels. However, the real positive story here is that even with new listing data trending at an all-time low, we are getting the growth in active listings we traditionally see in the spring and summer.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2023

The housing market was crazy again last week. Mortgage rates fell as the banking crisis got worse and purchase application data grew for the second week in a row, but the big question is: Did we hit the seasonal bottom in housing inventory? Weekly inventory increased by 1,734. I am hoping it’s just a one-week event.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2024

Let’s take a look at the inventory data this year to test this premise, since for many months it has been a working theory of mine that new listings data behavior last year marked a bottom and even going into 2024 we should see more sellers. You can see our debate on this topic here.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2024

However, this year, even though the spreads are still historically bad, they’ve improved over last year, which is a plus for the housing market. This can be partly due to a higher percentage of cash buyers in the sales mix that purchase applicatoins won’t account for. Right now, the difference between them is 2.60%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Here is the price cut percentage data for the same week in other years: 2023 38% 2022 42% 2021 27% As you can see, affordability is an issue, and the price cut percentage is higher now than in any period from 2015-2021, but still below 2022 levels. Last year, according to Altos Research , the seasonal peak for housing inventory was Oct.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Instead, let’s look at the future: If the 10-year yield can break under 4.34% with some kick from bond buyers, we have an excellent shot at getting under 7%. Last year in November, we had a noticeable move lower in mortgage rates, and the forward-looking housing data got better, but almost everyone ignored it.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

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.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Weekly housing inventory data One substantial positive story for 2024 is that we have more housing inventory year over year. I am a very pro-housing supply person and will feel much better about the housing market when we return to pre-COVID-19 levels for total active listings.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2024

Moving the needle doesn’t take much since we all know we have buyers ready to go and home sales are at record lows. Weekly housing inventory data The positive story for housing in 2024 has been the inventory growth we have seen year-over-year. Yes, I know it’s not a lot of homes, but growth is growth, people!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

We saw some good growth this week, and hopefully, in 2024, we can close the gap and get back to 2021-2022 data on new listings. That is the critical period for new listing data to grow; remember, most sellers are buyers. Weekly inventory change (Nov. If we start from Nov. Now that we are past Nov.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2024

Housing inventory, new listing data and mortgage rates are all rising, but the price cut data percentages are falling. Weekly housing inventory data Here is a look at the first week of the year: Weekly inventory change (Jan. Most sellers are buyers, and new listing data decreased after rates increased in 2022.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2023

18): Inventory fell from 564,571 to 550,302 The inventory bottom for 2022 was 240,194 The inventory peak for 2023 so far is 569,898 For context, active listings for this week in 2015 were 1,081,712 The one positive inventory story in 2023 is that we formed a bottom in the new listings data! Weekly inventory change (Nov.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2023

This happened as expected, except we had a lousy bond auction, which meant too much debt supply came online with insufficient buyers. New listings data has been trending at the lowest levels recorded in history for more than 12 months. This pushed yields higher Thursday and Friday to move mortgage rates to 7.19%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2024

Weekly housing inventory data Here is a look at the first week of the year: Weekly inventory change (Jan. In any case, we will keep an eye on housing inventory going out in the future. As you can see, we are still a bit away from my ultimate goal of having total active listings back to 2019 levels. 2022 21.7%

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

As the chart shows, a historically large segment of Millennials is inching toward 36, the median age of a first-time home buyer in the U.S. Real estate pros – some of the most optimistic bunch in any industry – acknowledge this is a housing dilemma. An index score of 100 means that a buyer with a median U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 8, 2022

The screeching you heard in June was the sound of brakes being applied to the housing market across the U.S. The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011. Not really sure.”.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 11, 2023

A patch of foul weather and persistent economic challenges chilled an already cold housing market. The Northwest MLS monthly housing report described it best: “December ends with a ‘whimper’”. The bar is so low on listings and sales data that one might trip over it. CONDO NEWS. LUXURY LIVING. baths in 11,104 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

today – may hold the keys (literally and figuratively) to the housing conundrum. Baby Boomers still have a significant impact on various aspects of society, including the housing market, healthcare and the economy. The favorable boost in supply is the result of fewer buyers and sellers compared with most spring seasons.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SPOTTING TRENDS Builders are hearing from prospective buyers: Developers are being asked to create stylish and functional homes with little compromise on size and at lower prices. Note: Average prices include all home sales – including ultra-luxury properties – and do not portray the housing market as accurately as median prices.)

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 8, 2021

More buyers are making larger down payments. Buyers in the U.S. housing markets. The national median family income rose just 4% from 2019 to 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, while most home prices are jumping each year by 10% or more. MARCH HOUSING UPDATE. BY THE NUMBERS.

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