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New Listings Return to 2019 Levels

Appraisal Buzz

” The post New Listings Return to 2019 Levels appeared first on DSNews. The post New Listings Return to 2019 Levels appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The sizzling seller’s market shows some signs of cooling, but, according to analysts, “only by a few degrees.”

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Housing inventory has never been lower

Housing Wire

During the four week period ending November 28, the number of active listings was a 23% decrease compared to the same time period in 2020 and a 42% drop compared to 2019. The number of new listings was also down compared to 2020, dropping 4%, but it was 12% higher than the number of new listing during the same time period in 2019.

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How housing credit is shaping housing inventory

Housing Wire

A perfect example is that the last few years, new listings have been trending between 30,000 and 90,000 per week. It didn’t matter if mortgage rates were at 3% or 8%, new listing data has trended at historic lows the past few years. So you can see why we have so few stressed sellers.

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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

Housing Wire

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. Redfin : Realtor.com : Altos Research : Clearly, we are seeing a slowdown in new listings as the data has been negative now for months. What does this mean?

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Are we seeing a mortgage rate lockdown?

Housing Wire

Typically we have a natural set of new listings each year; inventory rises in the spring and summer and then falls in the fall and winter. It wasn’t the rate move that caught my attention — it was the new listing data. As you can see below, that sharp move to 6.25% caused new listing data to stall at first.

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Housing inventory gone wild

Housing Wire

The last four weeks of new listings data have been the most volatile since mortgage rates breached 6% in 2022. One week, we had the biggest decline in new listings data all year, which might indicate Americans are giving up on listing their homes. What’s going on with housing inventory ? 18: 60,295 Aug.

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Housing Market Tracker: Higher rates crush purchase apps 

Housing Wire

Weekly housing inventory decreased by 6,801, while new listing data is still negative year-over-year. 11-18): Fell from 247,385 to 243, 916 Another storyline with inventory is taking hold now, and new listing growth once again is negative year over year. However, we are noticeably down from the 2019 levels.