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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

During that period, we saw new listing data decline. However, in 2020 new listing data came back, and we don’t want to see the new listings continue to decline this year — that would be a double negative for the housing market. So the fact that we are back to an average of 26 days on market makes me happier.

Inventory 540
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Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year

Housing Wire

However, we haven’t had a credit sales boom like the one we saw from 2002-2005. Nor can we ever have a credit sales boom again with lending standards back to normal. Total Inventory had been growing from 2001-2005; total listings data in 2005 was at the higher historical range of 2.5 million listings. From Redfin.

Inventory 382
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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. Counties in and near Chicago and New York City were seen as the most vulnerable to today’s economic headwinds. may be the better million-dollar question.).