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Even with low inventory, expect a strong 2021 housing market

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Total home sales are outpacing new listings by a wide margin every month, and real estate tech company Homesnap foresees the shortage continuing in 2021 unless more sellers enter the market. The divide between supply and demand is striking: compared to last year, total new listings increased.22%,

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Why purchase application data is below 2008 levels

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We saw this happen in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019. NAR total inventory data 1,250,000 One thing about purchase application data and demand is that a traditional seller is typically a buyer of a home. New listing data is down 5% year to date, as you can imagine. This means less demand for housing.

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DataDigest: Where for-sale inventory went and when it’s coming back

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With mortgage rates briefly topping 8% and home prices breaking records throughout the year, many would-be sellers simply decided not to bother listing their homes, exacerbating already tight inventories. New data from the U.S. since the fourth quarter of 2018. How quickly would sellers return if rates were lower?

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Borrowers opt for permanent rate buydowns amid affordability challenges

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points on average, with a corresponding cost of about $1,500, in 2018 through 2020. “On While buyers seem to be returning to the market early in 2023, purchase loans locked in January are still off by 13% compared to the 2018 and 2019 pre-pandemic levels. points paid, Ben Graboske, president of Black Knight Data & Analytics, said.

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The housing market faces a three-pronged challenge

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Growing supply shortages are holding housing prices higher, and affordability constraints coupled with elevated rates lock potential sellers in place. 25, purchase lock counts were 21% below the same week in 2019, and 30% below the levels during the same week in 2018. As of the week ending Feb. Months of supply stagnated at about 3.1

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

Seasonal impacts are the norm with housing, and new listing data is negative 6% year to date. We saw new listing data decline when rates got to 6.25% the first time. A traditional seller is primarily a homebuyer, so not only do we lose the inventory for sale when this happens, but we also lose a buyer. months to 3.3

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. Even if you’re months or even years away from moving, a seller’s prep session is one of the services I offer homeowners. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. The goal in prospecting FSBO sellers is to be that agent.