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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

From NAR : “December was another difficult month for buyers, who continue to face limited inventory and high mortgage rates ,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. However, expect sales to pick up again soon since mortgage rates have markedly declined after peaking late last year.” During that period, we saw new listing data decline.

Inventory 541
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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 384
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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

At what point will mortgage interest rates peak? While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. When you raise [mortgage] rates to the point they’re at today, it breaks the back of housing.”.