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Low housing inventory a win for homebuilders

Housing Wire

If there’s one sector of the economy that benefits from the very low levels of total housing inventory , it’s the homebuilders , but for a reason you might not think. If national housing inventory were back to normal, we would have 2 to 2.5 Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent (±15.3

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Builders only have 76,000 completed new homes for sale

Housing Wire

That’s right — for all the hype of massive housing inventory coming from the builders, today we sit here still trying to work back to pre-COVID-19 levels with just 76,000 completed homes ready to be moved. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. months, the builders will pause construction.

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Developing a lending strategy for rising mortgage rates

Housing Wire

In fact, the largest home purchase year in this nation’s history was 2005 when rates were near 7.5%. The nation’s greatest obstacles ahead will come from the shortages in available single family home inventory across the county. To contact the author of this story: Dave Stevens at dave@davidhstevens.com.

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Higher rates flip the homebuilders’ fortunes (again)

Housing Wire

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If sales are working from an elevated number, like what we saw from 2003-2005, it’s a different subject altogether. Homebuilders’ for-sale inventory and months’ supply The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of January was 439,000.

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The new home sales recession continues

Housing Wire

So for now, the builders will take their time with the homes under construction and make sure they offer enough incentives to unload the new home supply they’re dealing with. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. can’t have a credit sales boom like we saw from 2002-2005. This is 12.6 percent (±16.9

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New home sales defy recession calls

Housing Wire

Some people prefer something other than the current active existing inventory. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Also, in the chart below, we can all agree it isn’t housing 2005 or housing 2008 with new home sales. Now on to the report. This is 12.2 percent (±12.8 percent (±15.5 When supply is 4.4-6.4

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New home sales proving Wall Street was wrong 

Housing Wire

You know, the one that says we have too much inventory and millions of vacant homes in the U.S.? According to this theory, we have more homes under construction than any time in history. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. months and above, the builders will pull back on construction.

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