Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

With the Easter holiday last week, data for housing inventory , new listings and the pace of new contracts started all took a breather from their growth pace. Here’s how 2024 is shaping up: There are now more listings, more active inventory and more sales than a year ago. Inventory will climb again with this week’s data.

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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. Last year at this time, sellers and homebuyers hit the brakes hard. Watch the weekly housing market recap video above to get the latest housing market data download from Altos Research.

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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

MARCH 11, 2024

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 Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

held up in 2023, sales volume in the housing market cratered. The industry is in a deep housing recession this year. 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.

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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. That’s a 1.2%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

How will homebuyers and sellers react and how quickly can we measure it? 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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

real estate market were for inventory growth, sales growth and home-price growth across the U.S. At the time, I observed that even if mortgage rates stayed flat, the momentum seemed to be in the cards for broad, slow growth in the market. I talk frequently about how rising rates creates rising inventory.

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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. We still see more sellers than last year. This the first inventory increase of the year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said. Housing markets continued to weaken, with sales and construction declining across [all 12 Federal Reserve] districts,” according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book released on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Available inventory of unsold homes rose by 1.8% Here are some of the takeaways: There are now 546,000 single-family homes on the market — 3.5% Inventory is climbing more quickly now than last year. Will we see inventory growth YoY by November? Note the inventory climb is not from sellers. Some 38.2%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

On Friday NAR reported that total housing inventory levels broke under 1 million in December, dropping to 970,00 units for a population of 330 million people. million in January down to about 4 million in December, We now have total inventory levels near all-time lows again. The days on market were too low.

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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 According to Tiller, the tight inventory has caused homebuyers to spend up to six months searching for their new property, roughly double the time it took prior to the pandemic.

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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

MAY 4, 2023

On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. On the other hand, inventory is still low, and homes are still selling fast, often with multiple offers. All major housing market metrics point to a restrained housing market.

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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

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

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

AUGUST 21, 2023

Buyers in this real estate market notice these affordability changes, and so we can see in the data fewer home purchase offers, slightly climbing unsold inventory, and slightly more price reductions for the homes that are on the market. Rising rates make more inventory. So how much inventory will we add this fall?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Available inventory of homes for sale is on the rise in late September, which is very unusual for this time of year. In fact, inventory is growing faster than this time a year ago. What’s happening with inventory? Normally by this point in September, available inventory is declining slightly each week.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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. Inventory creeps up There are now 562,000 single-family homes on the housing market. Don’t have time?

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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?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As we approach the end of another hot year for the market, homebuyers and sellers are eagerly looking ahead to the 2022 housing market. Will the market continue its streak of strong growth, or are we finally about to see a slow down? Low inventory will continue to be a major issue.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a result, the available inventory of homes for sale is slightly higher each week. With fewer transactions, inventory is building just a bit as we approach the end of the summer. When will inventory peak for the year? Inventory Inventory is still climbing just a bit each week as we approach the end of the season.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. Austin, Texas In 2021, Austin had one of the hottest housing markets in the country. For agents and sellers looking to succeed in Austin’s current market, Redding says pricing is key. “We

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Could the housing market change and slow again in 2024? The data does not show any slowing on any of the active market metrics. Inventory is inching up. Sellers are coming back There are 499,000 single-family homes unsold on the market now. Each week, inventory is increasing just a bit relative to last year.

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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

MARCH 27, 2023

Housing markets in tech hubs were in high demand during the pandemic, with potential buyers facing fierce competition on homes in cities like San Jose and Austin. According to Redfin’s analysis, Austin, Texas has experienced the most rapidly cooling housing market in the nation over the last year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Price reductions typically peak in November before resetting for the holidays and the fresh inventory in the spring. The second dynamic to watch here is how many sellers are cutting their prices each week. In these markets, inventory is growing more rapidly and other costs, such as insurance and taxes, are up a lot.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

About 13,000 additional properties were added to the market during the previous week. Unsold inventory was nearly 32% higher than at this time last year and 90% higher compared to the end of April 2022. “The It’s still April, so there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring housing market.

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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% Run a free Altos market report for your area.

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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. From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in April was $407,600, an increase of 5.7% The chart below shows that the inventory growth rate picked up more in 2024 after March.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inventory Available inventory of unsold single-family homes ticked up again by less than 1% again this week to 492,000. This is a seasonal inventory gain. There are 10% fewer homes on the market now than last year at this time. Now, that extra little boost of demand seems to be gone from the housing market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As mortgage rates remain higher than last year, inventory is higher than last year as well. Higher rates equals higher inventory. Lower rates equals lower inventory. Spring buyers’ market It’s the spring buyers market and inventory is falling each week. There are more buyers than sellers.

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