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

Housing Wire

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 Altos considers any score above 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Spring housing market gets more inventory

Housing Wire

This isn’t saying too much since 2023 had the lowest recorded level of new listings ever, but it’s still a plus in my book. This week’s growth makes more sense with the data we have had over the past 14 days. 2022: 19.2%

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The 2023 housing market is at odds with itself

Housing Wire

On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. All major housing market metrics point to a restrained housing market. Sales and new pending contracts are below pre-pandemic levels. Buyer disappointment.

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Altos Research housing market predictions for 2023

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. The event is exclusively for HW+ members , and you can go here to register. The median price of new listings is currently $379,900.

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

Housing Wire

We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” Both buyers and sellers are coming back to the market,” Fischer said. Like elsewhere in the country, Indiana has struggled with housing inventory. “It We have a pretty strong market heading into spring,” Fischer said.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory gets summer lift

Housing Wire

I would feel much better about the inventory situation if we added an additional 3,000-8,000 houses to the weekly data line from current levels. However, the real positive story here is that even with new listing data trending at an all-time low, we are getting the growth in active listings we traditionally see in the spring and summer.

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Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates and inventory fall together

Housing Wire

The financial and housing markets are still trying to sort out the banking crisis and whether we have seen the last Fed rate hike in this cycle. These events led to lower mortgage rates and increased purchase application data last week, but decreased housing inventory. In a regular market, they would be closer to 5.25%.

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