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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

Housing Wire

In the nearby metro area of Cape Coral-Fort Myers , active single-family inventory over the previous 90 days averaged 6,500 listings as of March 15, above its March 2020 level of 5,044 listings and approaching its March 2019 level of 7,243 listings. Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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Video: Mortgage rates continue to climb, deterring potential homebuyers

Housing Wire

Fewer sellers see the upside of listing now New listings volume each week remains very low, and there are very few sellers who want or need to sell into this market. The data shows that 58,000 new single-family listings hit the market this week. There are only 327,000 single-family homes under contract now.

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Will existing home sales climb at all this year?

Housing Wire

Pending Sales There are now 378,000 single-family homes in contract. There were 68,000 new contracts for single-family homes this week. In the chart below, the light portion of each bar represents the new contracts each week. But, there were another 15,000 condos and townhomes that went into contract this week.

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Housing inventory is at its highest point all year

Housing Wire

Buyers in this real estate market notice these affordability changes, and so we can see in the data fewer home purchase offers, slightly climbing unsold inventory, and slightly more price reductions for the homes that are on the market. And every uptick in mortgage rates leads to a downtick in the number of home buyers in the market.

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A soft landing for the real estate market. What’s next?

Housing Wire

But since January, home buyers have defied all expectations. Sellers have not materialized, and buyers have been buying everything that becomes available. The peak of inventory for 2023 so far was the week of the New Year — that is insane. But buyers are present this year, so prices are not up year over year.

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11 real estate social media marketing strategies that actually work

Housing Wire

PRO TIP: If you want scroll-stopping hooks and educational content like this without the writer’s block, check out the marketing company who wrote it: Coffee & Contracts. Visit Coffee & Contracts 3. So if you want to actually generate leads from social media, focus on telling stories that resonate with local buyers and sellers.

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How much will home prices climb over the next year?

Housing Wire

Even as mortgage rates rose, and affordability was pushed out of reach for many potential homebuyers, there are still sufficient buyers who can afford these prices and these rates. The number of buyers has been surprising. The median price of the new listings this week is $399,900. In 2022 there were 418,000.

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