Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

real estate housing market signals have been gradually building for a couple of months. Home sellers are starting to ease back into the market, new listings are finally exceeding the levels of a year ago. As a result, we’re starting to see slightly more available supply of homes on the market. Inventory ticked up this week.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

If you follow real estate data closely, you’ll know that inventory rose late into November. Watch the video above to get the latest housing market update from Altos Research. Inventory (finally) peaks for the year Housing inventory was down by 0.7% Inventory hit 566,000 homes on the market, meaning there are 0.5%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Available inventory of unsold homes rose by 1.8% The leading indicators for sales prices show that 2023 will end with home price gains of 1-2% over 2022, but the 2024 outlook is weakening and depends on your view of mortgage rates in Q1 and whether home prices will appreciate next year. Will we see inventory growth YoY by November?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

It’s still April, so there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring housing market. The bearish take is that there are many more sellers than buyers and inventory is rising. In addition to a higher number of new listings, there were also more new contracts started this week than in any week in 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Higher mortgage rates have forced available inventory to climb all year. Housing inventory There are now 526,000 single-family homes active unsold on the market. jump in unsold inventory in a week is very notable. As mortgage rates rise, inventory rises. Or, to put it another way: demand slows, inventory grows.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Last week, I asserted that housing inventory growth had finished for the year. This week, the available inventory of unsold single-family homes crept up minimally. It looks like this is evidence that housing markets are returning to normal rather than a case of sellers panicking, but it’s worth keeping an eye on.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Based on the trends we can see after the start of the year, I’ll project 2024 will see about 15% home sales growth over 2023. But, 2024 is starting stronger than last year. Could the housing market change and slow again in 2024? The data does not show any slowing on any of the active market metrics.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The defining characteristic of the 2023 housing market has been dramatically fewer home sellers than any recent year. In this week’s Altos Research video, I look at how home sellers and sales are up, but that doesn’t mean prices will climb in 2024. Housing inventory climbed late in the year as mortgage rates rose.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Watch the video above to get the latest housing market update from Altos Research. There are a handful of local markets where prices have not found a bottom, but in most of the country home prices actually climbed in the last 12 months. Price reductions at normal rates Normal markets about a third of homes take a price cut.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close soon, housing inventory has been rising very late in the year. Watch the weekly housing market recap video above to get the latest housing market data download from Altos Research. Remember the Altos rule: If rates go up, inventory will build in 2024. is just under $430,000.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

No matter where you are in the state, real estate agents in Virginia are facing low inventory conditions that are creating frustrating scenarios for their buyers. “I Due to the demand from move-up buyers in Tiller’s area, the average days on market for homes with a median price of roughly $190,000 was just 17 days as of early March 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Although more agents are fielding questions about the commission lawsuits than they were a quarter ago , they also remain optimistic about where the housing market is headed in the second quarter of 2024, according to the RealTrends Q2 2024 AgentPulse survey.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“We are excited about how we are set up for 2024 and beyond,” CEO Carrie Wheeler told investors and analysts listening to the firm’s Q4 2023 earnings call on Thursday evening. billion in inventory. billion in inventory. “We After posting a $1.4 Opendoor executives also noted the firm’s goal to return to adjusted net income.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

So, it was necessary to highlight that for this report because our fresh current inventory data paints a different picture. Looking ahead, price growth will cool down in the second half of 2024 because of increased inventory and more homes taking a price cut before selling. This isn’t the case in 2024. All four U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

held up in 2023, sales volume in the housing market cratered. If we get lucky with mortgage rates, though, we might just be at the bottom of the housing market recession right now. To get the weekly picture of the housing market, watch the video above. Housing inventory. Housing inventory. Don’t have time?

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Inventory increases aren’t occurring at a super fast pace, but the number of homes on the market across the country keeps expanding. The good news for the housing market is that the pace of sales is gradually improving due to the expanded supply. housing market as we roll into May 2024.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2024

The moves haven’t been significant and our weekly pending contracts data picked up this week. Weekly housing inventory data For the third consecutive week, we haven’t quite reached my weekly target of inventory growth between 11,000 and 17,000 homes. We have a much more normal marketplace in 2023 and 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Homes typically go under contract a month or two before the closing, which means the October data largely reflects purchase decisions made in August and September. Multiple offers, however, are still occurring, especially on starter and mid-priced homes, even as price concessions are happening in the upper end of the market.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

hits peak homebuying season, the signals across the country are mixed at best as some markets are accelerating while others are slowing quickly. Inventory continues to build at the national level, something that’s happening most rapidly in the South. real estate market as of mid-May 2024. As the U.S. That’s up 1.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

There are more homes sitting on the market that didn’t get offers at their original list price and have had to reduce their prices than in any recent May. Well, I have revised down my estimates for national home-price appreciation for 2024. of the homes on the market have taken a price cut. Last year at this time, 29.9%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. While marketing to your sphere of influence, networking, and direct mail campaigns work, they can be time-consuming and they don’t always yield quick results. Visit Market Leader 2.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

After a couple weeks of big jumps for mortgage rates , we’re still seeing relatively surprising strength in the housing market. We’re watching inventory , which continues to grow by 3% each week. housing market for the week of April 22. There are 543,000 single-family homes on the market now.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

In one moment, you may be a content creator, and in the next, a customer service agent, administrative assistant, marketing strategist, copywriter and editor — all in one. Yet, in a competitive real estate market, agents don’t always have the luxury of investing months into long-term brand-building.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. increase between 2024 and 2025 to a pace of 5.35

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2024

Some argue that money will go into the safety of the bond market, while others say a wider war can lead to higher inflation and higher rates. Now that this technical level has been broken, 2024 is going to be a lot more interesting, something I discussed in an interview with Yahoo Finance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Specifically, when housing inventory is 25% greater than a year ago, the supply/demand balance is obviously very different than it has been. So while we can see currently the prices of home sales holding up, the signals for the end of 2024 and into 2025 seem to suggest we’re heading for flat home prices. Now it’s on the rise.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As a result, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel in this crazy market cycle. At least, that’s what the data seems to suggest as inventory grows and new listings decline at a less aggressive rate than last year. To get the weekly picture of the housing market, watch the video above. Don’t have time? That’s up 1.5%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

For several weeks, I’ve been reporting data that shows the housing market growing in 2024. Those metrics, specifically the pace of new listings and new sales contracts, slowed this week. New listings and new contracts both still show a bit of improvement over 2023, but the growth rates have slid back down.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). 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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

We shared that sales growth data back in December as it was happening in the housing market. Homes in contract rises There are more homes in contract now than last year at this time. Sales growth is not guaranteed This week there were 56,000 contracts started for single-family home purchases. That’s already in the bag.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The forecast for the housing market is expected to get gloomier next year before rebounding to 2022 levels in 2024. million in 2024. The mortgage market is projected to slip further, however, to $1.74 In addition, the unsold existing homes inventory has slipped for three consecutive months, ending October at 1.22

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Inventory is climbing vs. last year, and home prices have stayed flat for three weeks now. And as demand slows, inventory grows. Inventory is up over last year and is about to turn the corner and start climbing for the spring selling season, probably within a couple weeks. Is it too much inventory? So the spread grew.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Ongoing job gains are clearly increasing demand along with more inventory.” from January to February due to steadily growing inventory. Overall, active inventory grew 14.8% annually in February 2024.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The same trends in the housing market in recent weeks are still dominant this week. To find out more of my weekly housing market insights backed by Altos Research data, watch the video above. To find out more of my weekly housing market insights backed by Altos Research data, watch the video above. Don’t have time?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Meanwhile, the available inventory of unsold homes is growing. This week, inventory grew faster than it did last year at this time. This is alarming because this was the moment last year when the market turned south. Last year, inventory climbed dramatically for months. This is a trend worth watching. What’s happening?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Inventory is rising across the country as home-buying affordability takes another hit. As demand slows, inventory grows. As a result, inventory is higher and future sales price indicators are also softer than they were a year ago. The housing market data has been changing very rapidly this year.

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