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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.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. Seasonal impacts are the norm with housing, and new listing data is negative 6% year to date.

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Redfin: Bidding wars drop slightly in June

Housing Wire

An improving supply situation may also be making a difference, with new listings up 4% year over year — meaning more properties are hitting the market for buyers to bid on. In 2018-2019, total housing inventory was in the range between 1.52 million homes, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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The housing market is losing steam

Housing Wire

New listings are also up 4% year over year, meaning more properties are hitting the housing market for buyers to bid on. In 2018-2019, total housing market inventory was in the range between 1.52 million, and that level of inventory helped to drive real home-price growth in 2019 into negative territory briefly.

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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 Inventory There are now 479,000 single-family homes on the market across the U.S. Each year, housing inventory typically peaks in the third quarter. In 2018 it decelerated.

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The Cleveland Area Housing Market Was Skating Along… And Then This Happened

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

While we still have a significant shortage of housing inventory in Cuyahoga County, we had more active listings last month than we had in December 2020 and 2021. The chart below reflects the total active single-family listings in Cuyahoga County. Something else to watch is housing inventory. I hope you enjoy his video!

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What Could Make Home Prices Drop in 2023?

Empire Appraisal Group

Florida Realtors. NEW YORK – The U.S. The start of the year, of course, is when homeowners and real estate agents start to bring new inventory to market. As the thinking goes, buyers and sellers often want to get their transactions closed by summer, especially if they have children starting at new schools in September.