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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. Seasonal impacts are the norm with housing, and new listing data is negative 6% year to date.

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Redfin: Bidding wars drop slightly in June

Housing Wire

An improving supply situation may also be making a difference, with new listings up 4% year over year — meaning more properties are hitting the market for buyers to bid on. In 2018-2019, total housing inventory was in the range between 1.52 In 2018-2019, total housing inventory was in the range between 1.52 million and 1.92

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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

Housing Wire

“I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that our overall inventory is up 60% year over year compared to 2023,” said PJ Smith, president of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and the broker-owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate. “We Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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11 real estate social media marketing strategies that actually work

Housing Wire

All created by Realtors, for Realtors. As a Realtor, you have endless opportunities for content creation. Touring a new listing? Only 12% of Realtors currently use TikTok to market their business. Visit Coffee & Contracts 3. Take a quick sneak peek video. Having an open house? All for free.

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The housing market is losing steam

Housing Wire

New listings are also up 4% year over year, meaning more properties are hitting the housing market for buyers to bid on. In 2018-2019, total housing market inventory was in the range between 1.52 In 2018-2019, total housing market inventory was in the range between 1.52 in May and a peak of 74.1% million and 1.92

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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 If a year is a market slowdown, like 2022 or 2018, inventory might not peak until September or October. The median price of the new listings is $400,000 this week. In 2018 it decelerated.

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What Could Make Home Prices Drop in 2023?

Empire Appraisal Group

Florida Realtors. NEW YORK – The U.S. But every year, the inventory-to-sales ratio spikes in January and February as transactions crater and the first new listings start to come online in anticipation of the spring open house season, which can set bad things in motion in times of stress.