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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

Housing Wire

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. One thing that I have stressed is that higher mortgage rates can create a slowdown in demand and thus allow more inventory to accumulate through a weakness in demand. million to 1.93

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The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 Inventory has broken to all-time lows, but it doesn’t look like the year-over-year data will be positive at all this year unless demand softens up. NAR Research : Unsold inventory sits at a 1.7-month

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The savagely unhealthy housing market is now a nightmare

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales for April came in at 5.41 Now that we are almost in July, we can safely say the premise that once mortgage rates hit 4%, the mass panic selling of American homeowners who need to get out at all costs, driving total inventory up in the millions, hasn’t happened.

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Things to Keep in Mind When Pricing Your Home

Lamacchia Realty

These days, buyers have access to the same information as REALTORS and are not fooled by an overpriced home; they will typically steer away from it if they believe the price is too high. 2) Under Agreement Date of Sold Properties This is as important as #1 but it is often overlooked by home sellers and agents.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Avoid 9 Costly Mistakes Sellers Make. Top Ranked Realtors: Paige Martin & The Houston Properties Team. We expect a nationwide drop in home values as home inventory continues to shrink and we start to feel the economic impact of last year’s mishaps. 2020 ended favoring sellers. Do You Want To Buy A Home Now?

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Guide To ALL Piney Point Homes For Sale

Houston Properties

Contact Paige Martin , a top-ranked Houston realtor and head of the Houston Properties Team, for questions and advice about Piney Point homes for sale. "The Houston Properties Team make real estate transactions a lot less complicated for sellers – they take care of everything AND they get the highest prices and the shortest closings.

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Will existing home sales climb at all this year?

Housing Wire

Last week the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales declined in June to an annual rate of 4.2 Inventory There are now 479,000 single-family homes on the market across the U.S. Each year, housing inventory typically peaks in the third quarter. Balanced between buyers and sellers.

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