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Unsold inventory is rising across the country

Housing Wire

It’s the end of May and unsold inventory on the market is increasing across the U.S. Every state in the country has more homes on the market now than a year ago and, in many places, new construction is being completed and added to inventory, so it’s not just resale inventory that’s growing.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

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For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. The trade organization projects a 13% increase in existing home sales between 2023 and 2024 for an annualized pace of 4.62

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Housing construction looks positive despite recession projections

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Existing home sales have been largely in line with the ESR Group’s recent forecast of further gradual declines throughout the year, which were expected due to affordability constraints and tight existing home sales inventory of existing homes for sale. For 2024, the agency anticipates volumes of $2.03

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

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Despite the slight gain, pending contracts remain at historically low levels due to the highest mortgage rates in 20 years,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said in a statement. Furthermore, inventory remains tight, which hinders sales but keeps home prices elevated.” in 2024, hitting 800,000 new homes. in 2024, to $445,800.

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How will rising rates affect new home construction?

Housing Wire

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. So far, housing construction has done well during 2020-2022 considering the economic drama. Today, the U.S.

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Pending home sales fall 5.2% in March

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An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. in 2024, and housing starts will fall 7.3% annual in 2024 to 1.54 to $390,000 in 2024. to $390,000 in 2024.

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Why are there only 80,000 new homes available in the US?

Housing Wire

It’s not the safest business model either because builders take a contract to buy a home and then, from start to finish, hope that mortgage rates don’t jump on the buyer by the time the home is ready. months , the builders will pause construction. Why so low? Well, builders are in business to make money, they’re not a charity.