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New listings data falls for third week in a row 

Housing Wire

New listings data has been moving lower over the last few weeks. The moves haven’t been significant and our weekly pending contracts data picked up this week. But, we need to see more growth in new listings data just to grow from 2023 levels.

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New listings surge as the spring buying season approaches

Housing Wire

Inventory has been trending upward for the last two years despite persistently high mortgage rates, Mike Simonsen, president and founder of Altos Research , wrote on Monday. New listings ticked up by 21% in February compared to last year, according to Zillow ’s February report. metros experienced an increase in new listings.

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Altos: Housing inventory could grow 40% this year

Housing Wire

Last fall when people were still expecting mortgage rates to be falling this year, it was common to assume rates would be in the low 6s or 5s this year and people asked me if lower rates would bring a flood of inventory. The only way inventory would grow in 2024 is if mortgage rates climbed. But the evidence is the opposite.

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Housing inventory is seeing unusual gains in November. Should we be worried? 

Housing Wire

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. Housing inventory inches up There were 570,000 single-family homes on the market, or 0.5% Turns out I was wrong! After all, more sellers means more sales in 2024.

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Expect the growth rate of existing home prices to cool down this year

Housing Wire

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. from the previous year ($385,800). All four U.S.

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Peak homebuying season is clouded by mixed signals

Housing Wire

Inventory continues to build at the national level, something that’s happening most rapidly in the South. Housing inventory There are now 568,000 unsold single-family homes on the market. It’s not a massive gain, but inventory is growing and will continue to grow over the next few months. As the U.S. That’s up 1.5%

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Here’s why home sales will climb in 2024

Housing Wire

If you follow real estate data closely, you’ll know that inventory rose late into November. You also know that new listings are up over last year, too. 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% Short on time?