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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE 2023 MARKET In March 2022, it was clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where it was assumed that rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. Inventory didn’t increase at the rate most assumed it would.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. For the past few years, with inventory at historically low levels , sellers were coming pretty close to naming their price and buyers were paying.

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Price Adjustments in 2021: Tis the Season

Lamacchia Realty

Inventory is still very tight despite a slight increase, and as you can see in the chart below from our Massachusetts Updates page , the percentage of homes placed under agreement out of total inventory is still higher than it ever has been but its noticeably lower than it was in the first six months of the year.

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Price Adjustments in Florida Rise Rapidly

Lamacchia Realty

As you can see in the chart below, Florida has the highest shift in rising inventory over the past twelve months. Source Condo inventory has been rising more than single families as sales have been decreasing since 2023. Source Inventory rises when more sellers are listing than buyers are buying.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Today's monthly payments on a $500,000 mortgage are about the same as a $210,000 mortgage from the mid-1990s or a $300,000 mortgage from 2007. Put another way, the monthly payments on a $500,000 mortgage are about the same as a $210,000 mortgage from the mid-1990s or a $300,000 mortgage from 2007. So, what did they do?

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Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Market: How to Tell the Difference

Assurance Financial

Because in a buyer’s market, there’s more housing inventory and lower prices, giving power to the buyer. In a market that favors buyers, sellers and their realtors have to put in a much greater effort to make their homes stand out through means of social media, open houses, and advertisements.

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Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions

Houston Properties

The buying frenzy and low inventory we saw last year and will continue to see for better parts of this year may push buyers (specially if driven by bad advice from an unseasoned Realtor) to make bad decisions. The biggest challenge right now is the low inventory. We saw historically low home inventory buoyed by low-interest rates.