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How Delta variant may impact housing market

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The following Q&A comes from the HW+ exclusive Slack channel, where HousingWire’s Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami answered questions on what to make of the latest housing data, his forecast for the rest of this year, and whether or not the housing market is returning to normal. This was my big fear. Become a member today.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory finally rises

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Can we now say that the housing market ‘s spring selling season is finally underway? Since 2020, the seasonal bottom for housing inventory has arrived several months later than normal, making it more complicated to track housing inventory data. In 2022, home sales collapsed in a waterfall fashion.

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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory grows

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The spring housing market music is playing, and purchase application data and active listing inventory rose together last week. It has been cooling down even though we have had a tighter labor market, as I wrote about in the last jobs report. The fear of not having an increase in inventory this spring should be put to rest.

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How the housing market will evolve in 2023

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. As a result, the local housing market is going to be subdued in 2023, especially in the first half of the year.

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Local housing markets: Othello, Osage Beach and Vienna

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Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends and data across the country. I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. The market here has just skyrocketed over the past few years,” Covington said. A score of 30 denotes a balanced market.

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Mike Simonsen: How rising rates impact the housing market

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One of the biggest questions in real estate right now is how rising interest rates will impact the housing market. That being said, if interest rates continue to rise, we may see some small shifts in the market, and a short window of opportunity for eager buyers. Price appreciation slows, and homes take longer to sell.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory drops as mortgage rates move higher

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The housing market experienced more volatility last week, with housing inventory dropping as mortgage rates moved higher. Weekly housing inventory continues to decline, as we saw a decrease of 13,238 units, double the amount we had this time last year. This means buyers have more say now in the home-buying process.

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