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5 updated predictions for the second half of the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

However, inventory of for-sale homes for sale continued to lag in prior years, and despite posting some seasonal increase, barely offered relief for frantic home buyers. At the 2004 pre-Great Recession peak, the cash-out share of volume originations reached 17.7%.

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New Hampshire 2023 Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

The real estate landscape witnessed significant developments in 2023, as the New Hampshire market saw a historic low in listings. This scarcity in inventory exerted upward pressure on prices, although it coincided with a 19% decline in sales. Lowest number homes listed in recorded history, decreased by 15.1%

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Massachusetts 2023 Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

2023 was a notable year in real estate history, but if we had to put our finger on what stood out, it was how the number of homes listed was the lowest in over two decades. It kept inventory down, which propped up prices, but sales are down nearly 22%, and buyers are hungry. A lot of it had to do with anemic inventory.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

First, let’s set the scene: Housing inventory is shrinking year to year in most parts of the country and there are no signs of significant replenishment over the horizon. After peaking in 2004 at 69%, this country’s homeownership rate has slipped to 66%. It may take decades to backfill stock, which is said to be roughly 4.5M

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