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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

Home prices are surging in major U.S. metros, with coastal California cities and Seattle leading the charge in monthly home value growth, according to Zillow’s newest market report. These metros also continue to grapple with below-average inventory recovery, maintaining pressure on buyers.

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Fed’s Beige Book predicts further uncertainty for the housing market  

Housing Wire

“Higher interest rates further dented home sales, which declined at a moderate pace overall but fell steeply in some Districts,” the report states, noting that “residential construction slid further at a modest pace” and “home prices grew less rapidly or declined outright amid weak demand.”.

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Market Still Strong as Low Inventory Persists- February Newsletter

DW Slater Company

The biggest answer is inventory. The inventory is still at very low levels. No longer are homes selling above list price (see Percent of Orignal Price chart below ) In fact they are selling at a more reasonable 5% below list price. Until we have more inventory, prices will hold.

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NAR: Home prices stifled existing home sales in August

Housing Wire

. “Although there was a decline in home purchases, potential buyers are out and about searching, but much more measured about their financial limits, and simply waiting for more inventory,” Yun said. Yun said that the inflated home prices have made “for an unbalanced market, but prices would normalize with more supply.”.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

Several leading housing-market economists also are projecting the deceleration in home prices will continue in near the future as homebuyer demand ebbs — with one economist even predicting that prices will decline in some particularly hot markets across the nation. So, home sales have really gotten completely hammered,” Zandi said.

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February pending home sales disappoint, but maybe we’re turning a corner?

Housing Wire

Although inventory has increased from February of last year, the number of homes available for sale is just half of what it was three years ago. Existing-home sales , pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months.” decline from a year ago.

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New home sales fell again in February

Housing Wire

Inventory is at a record low and homes are selling within a week of being listed – more than two weeks faster than they did in February 2020.”. Regionally, new home sales increased month over month in the Northeast (59.3%) and the Midwest (6.3%), but fell in the South (-1.7%) and the West (-13.0%). . This is an increase of 3.3%