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Spring forecast: More inventory and rising home sales

Housing Wire

New listing volume last week was 18% more than a year ago. Pending sales Last week saw 69,000 new contracts for single-family home purchases across the country. That brings us to 367,000 single-family homes in the contract pending stage. That’s 60,000 new listings and another 17,000 immediate sales.

Inventory 457
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Is The Real Estate Market Shifting?

Birmingham Appraisal

The first is that sales could be slowing down while new listings continue to enter the market. The net effect would be an increase in the listing count. The second reason could be that sales are continuing at a normal rate and there is an abnormal spike in new listings. The post Is The Real Estate Market Shifting?

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Experts optimistic about home sales in 2021

Housing Wire

However, contract signings rose 21.4% Realtor.com’s Housing Market Recovery Index showed significant contract growth, specifically in Portland, Las Vegas, Denver, Los Angeles, and Boston. There is a high demand for housing and a great number of would-be buyers, and therefore sales should rise with more new listings,” Yun said.

Contracts 529
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2023 Maine Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

This report analyzes the sales figures, average prices, the number of active listings, and listings under contract for both 2023 and 2022. Average prices for closed sales increased by 10% Lowest number of homes listed in over two decades, decreased by 12% The number of homes placed under contract (pending) decreased by 16.4%

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

home sales in 2023, the highest level since 2014. Every key data point from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) gained ground against the previous month – as often happens with the spring housing season taking stride – including the number of new and active listings, homes going under contract and final sales.

HOA 36
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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 new Hispanic homeowner households have joined the market since 2014, bringing the current number of Hispanic-owned homes in the U.S. Four other residences have traded hands this year and two more are under contract for sale.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

Sidenote: Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which typically have lower interest rates than fixed-rate mortgages, have become an attractive option for new buyers financing a home. The spread between a 30-year and ARMs – in which rates can be adjusted typically after 5 or 7 years – is the widest since 2014. List price: $3.495M ($782/sq.