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Median home prices, new listings move higher in Florida

Housing Wire

The housing market in the state of Florida saw higher median home prices, more real estate listings and a higher number of active listings during the month of January, according to data released Thursday by Florida Realtors , a state-based trade organization for real estate professionals.

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Indiana’s housing market is primed to bounce back in 2024

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Last year was a tough one for the Indiana real estate market. Sales from 2022 to 2023 were down 14%,” Mark Fischer, the CEO of the Indiana Realtors Association , said. “We We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” in mid-January 2024. as of February 29, 2024.

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Mortgage rates poised to drop to 5.5% in 2024: Bloomberg

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Most economists forecast mortgage rates to decline in 2024, stoking optimism about the housing market. According to the newest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse Survey (MLIV Pulse), the rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage will fall to 5.5% million existing homes were sold, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Affordability boosts Indianapolis housing market 

Housing Wire

According to Zillow ’s annual predictions, Indianapolis will be the fourth-hottest real estate market of 2024, thanks to its solid economy, housing inventory, affordability and pent-up demand. The top three spots in the ranking were Buffalo, New York, and Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.

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“It seems impossible:” Bergen County, NJ’s housing market is vexing agents and buyers

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Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At as of March 6, 2024. There is nothing to show.”

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

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month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). 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. But new listings activity grew by 9.1%

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The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022

Housing Wire

housing market saw dramatic changes in affordability as mortgage rates skyrocketed 500 basis points. After an initial rush to get to market in Q2 2022, new listings volume fell precipitously. We can observe this trend in both the count of new listings per week and in the total number of unsold homes on the market.

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