Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week — for several months now — inventory levels of unsold homes on the market has been expanding compared to last year. Even as inventory declined this week, it’s relatively growing compared to a year ago. This week, inventory fell by half a percent. New listings each week, which were record few last year, are growing now.

Sellers 366

Sellers Housing Market Buyers New Listings 366

Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Home sellers are starting to ease back into the market, new listings are finally exceeding the levels of a year ago. The longer we stay with mortgage rates higher, the more inventory will build closer to where it used to be. Higher mortgage rates means more inventory. Inventory ticked up this week.

Inventory 431

Inventory New Listings Sellers Contracts 431

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.

Inventory 408

Inventory New Listings Housing Market Sellers 408

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.

Sellers 413

Sellers Inventory New Listings Contracts 413

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Available inventory of unsold homes rose by 1.8% 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. There were only 57,000 new listings plus another 10,000 immediate sales. fewer than last year. Some 38.2%

Inventory 442

Inventory Contracts Sellers New Listings 442

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.

Inventory 406

Inventory New Listings Sellers Contracts 406

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. This is a demand-driven slowdown, because new listings supply is still running 9% to 10% fewer homes for sale each week than this time last year.

Inventory 483

Inventory Contracts New Listings Mortgage 483

Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

We’re watching inventory , which continues to grow by 3% each week. Housing inventory When we look at the active inventory of unsold homes on the market, we can definitely see the impact of higher mortgage rates in the past month. Normally, inventory is climbing at this point in the second quarter.

Inventory 489

Inventory New Listings Sellers Contracts 489

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.

Inventory 298

Inventory New Listings Contracts Buyers 298

Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Specifically, when housing inventory is 25% greater than a year ago, the supply/demand balance is obviously very different than it has been. Housing inventory The available inventory of unsold homes continued to climb last week. Last year, inventory was still declining in March. More sellers means more sales will happen.

New Listings 486

New Listings Inventory Contracts Sellers 486

Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Inventory continues to build at the national level, something that’s happening most rapidly in the South. If you need to communicate about the real estate market with buyers and sellers, you should join us. It’s the peak season for buyers and sellers. In May of that year, inventory was climbing by 3% to 4% each week.

New Listings 418

New Listings Contracts Inventory Sellers 418

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

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. There are slightly more sellers each week. Last year, was marked by how few sellers there were. Home sales are increasing every week.

Real Estate 488

Real Estate Marketing Inventory New Listings 488

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. 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.

Inventory 464

Inventory New Listings Housing Market Contracts 464

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 inventory There are now just under 600,000 single-family homes on the market.

Inventory 407

Inventory Contracts Sellers New Listings 407

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.

Insurance 378

Insurance Inventory Marketing Real Estate 378

Inman

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

percent decline in net new listings and a 2 percent decrease in contract signings, driven by mortgage rate fluctuations, according to HouseCanary. Despite a rise in total inventory compared to 2022 and 2023, the market is still behind historical inventory averages as sellers avoid entering a higher rate environment.

New Listings 144

New Listings Contracts Inventory Real Estate 144

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. During that period, we saw new listing data decline.

Inventory 539

Inventory Housing Market New Listings Marketing 539

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. Inventory creeps up There are now 562,000 single-family homes on the housing market. Don’t be surprised if inventory keeps climbing next week into November. Don’t have time?

New Listings 478

New Listings Inventory Contracts Housing Market 478

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. There are 8.8%

Mortgage 415

Mortgage Inventory Sellers New Listings 415

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?

Inventory 370

Inventory Contracts Buyers Sellers 370

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?

Mortgage 489

Mortgage Inventory Sellers New Listings 489

Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

Unsold inventory was nearly 32% higher than at this time last year and 90% higher compared to the end of April 2022. “The The weekly volume of new listings is now higher than at anytime last year,” Mike Simonsen, founder and president of Altos Research, wrote on Monday.

Mortgage 367

Mortgage New Listings Inventory Sellers 367

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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?

New Listings 485

New Listings Contracts Inventory Housing Market 485

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

New listings and home sales remain low this week while available inventory of unsold homes is finally falling across the country after rising with mortgage rates late into November. It’s looking like we’ll end 2023 with higher housing inventory than this time last year. Inventory is 1.2% housing market in 2024.

Housing Market 483

Housing Market Marketing Inventory New Listings 483

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inventory continues to grow faster than last year at this time. Higher rates equal more inventory, and lower rates equal less inventory. If mortgage rates were to fall between now and January, expect to see inventory decline again next year like it did for most of this year. And there is certainly no flood of sellers.

Mortgage 407

Mortgage Inventory Contracts Sellers 407

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Inventory continues to build There are 567,000 single-family homes on the market. Housing inventory. Remember the Altos rule: If mortgage rates go up, inventory will build in 2024. If rates fall, inventory will also come down again. If rates fall, inventory will also come down again. As expected, that’s up 0.7%

Housing Market 486

Housing Market Marketing Inventory Contracts 486

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Inventory is up as homes sit for longer As of Oct. Inventory is growing faster than last year at this time. There were only 57,000 new listings of single-family homes unsold again this week. There are fewer sellers now than any recent year. There are fewer sellers now than any recent year. That’s up 1.5%

Contracts 457

Contracts Inventory New Listings Housing Market 457

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. In other markets, including the Cleveland district, low inventory levels hindered home prices from dropping further. Rental vacancy rates, while still quite low, have risen modestly.

Inventory 389

Inventory Housing Market Marketing Construction 389

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Rising mortgage rates mean rising inventory as home buyer demand slows quickly. Most years, available inventory of unsold homes on the market peaks in August. This year inventory is still climbing. This caused inventory to rise dramatically late into October. Less demand means fewer purchases and inventory builds.

Contracts 414

Contracts Inventory Buyers New Listings 414

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Homes typically go under contract a month or two before the closing, which means the October data largely reflects purchase decisions made in August and September. On the bright side, housing inventory rose 1.8% lower than October 2022 when inventory was at 1.22 Meanwhile, unsold inventory sat at a 3.6-month All four U.S.

Inventory 389

Inventory Realtors New Listings Contracts 389

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 week was the biggest week of inventory increase all year, with inventory growing by over 9,000 single-family homes. It’s not unusual for a little jump in new listings in September.

Housing Market 418

Housing Market Marketing Inventory New Listings 418

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. A lot of sellers are also willing to let buyers slip away because they don’t want to concede to repair requests,” Morre said. New Listings Tick Up Slightly, But Overall Housing Supply Remains at Record Low New listings rose 0.8%

Buyers 400

Buyers Mortgage New Listings Real Estate Agent 400

Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2022

On the other hand, inventory is still near record lows, and there is so much pent-up demand and cash ready to deploy that we are still hitting new record home prices each week. Rapidly rising inventory. There are 305,000 single-family homes unsold on the market this week, and inventory is climbing 4-6% each week.

Inventory 398

Inventory New Listings Buyers Sellers 398

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Supply of homes for sale is very low, and most of the year we’ve had more buyers than sellers. There are no signs of any surge in listings, and as a result we’ve seen a floor on home prices. New contracts dipped as affordability is out of reach for so many. The light portion of the bar are the new contracts that week.

Contracts 377

Contracts Inventory Housing Market Buyers 377

Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

On the other hand, inventory is still low, and homes are still selling fast, often with multiple offers. The number of new listings coming on the market this spring is lower than it has been in more than a decade. Sales and new pending contracts are below pre-pandemic levels. Selective sellers.

Housing Market 398

Housing Market Marketing Inventory Buyers 398

Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to the National Association of Realtors , contract signings kicked off strong in August , with the most contract signings last week in the Midwest, at 21%. As new contract signings are outpacing new listings due to low inventory, properties sold typically within 26 days in the four weeks leading up to August 2, NAR said.

Agents 544

Agents Business Inventory Real Estate Agent 544

Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

Pending Sales There are now 378,000 single-family homes in contract. There were 68,000 new contracts for single-family homes this week. In the chart below, the light portion of each bar represents the new contracts each week. But, there were another 15,000 condos and townhomes that went into contract this week.

Inventory 301

Inventory Contracts New Listings Buyers 301