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

Housing Wire

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I We are seeing a healthy increase in inventory, which we really needed.” Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings. From 2022 to 2023 alone, rates rose 15%.

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Will existing home sales climb at all this year?

Housing Wire

Last week the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales declined in June to an annual rate of 4.2 Pending Sales There are now 378,000 single-family homes in contract. There were 68,000 new contracts for single-family homes this week. Homes typically take 30-45 days in contract.

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The new home sales recession continues

Housing Wire

The housing market is in a recession, something that the homebuilders and the National Association of Realtors now agree with me on, as this recent CNBC clip shows. The builders are in a better position to manage their inventory glut than when they were working from a credit boom in 2005 that took new home sales up to 1.4

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6 Reasons Why Now Is a Great Time to Sell Your Houston Home

Houston Properties

My last three listings have received a combined 14 offers and gone under contract, on average, within 4 days. The Best Houston Realtor to Sell Your Home. The combination of low inventory and high demand is great for sellers. The Best Houston Realtor to Sell Your Home. Houston has 3.7 Get PDF Now. Table of Contents.

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Anthony’s 2022 Predictions

Lamacchia Realty

The inventory of homes for sale and the number of homes being listed for sale were not nearly enough to satisfy the buyer demand. In fact, our REALTORS had multiple properties that had over 30 offers! Even though the inventory of homes for sale at any given time all year stayed lower than ever, it did not decrease sales overall.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. That’s because fewer homes are being placed under contract. Price adjustments/decreases were up across the country in May.

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Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions

Houston Properties

This is more concerning now that 71% of Houston Realtors have sold less than 5 homes in their entire career. Best Houston Realtors: Paige Martin & The Houston Properties Team. "A good and experienced Realtor should protect their clients from making bad mistakes, specially when putting emotions over data.