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Redfin: Over half of buyers are going above asking price

Housing Wire

“We are seeing a typical late-spring slowdown in new listings and pending sales, but prices don’t typically peak until late August, and their growth remains completely unhinged,” said Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist. But that’s not slowing down buyers. from a year ago.

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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

These metros also continue to grapple with below-average inventory recovery, maintaining pressure on buyers. New Orleans, San Antonio, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville are among the locales that posted the slowest month-over-month price growth in March. Conversely, Southern metros are experiencing subdued appreciation.

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Housing inventory has never been lower

Housing Wire

During the four week period ending November 28, the number of active listings was a 23% decrease compared to the same time period in 2020 and a 42% drop compared to 2019. The number of new listings was also down compared to 2020, dropping 4%, but it was 12% higher than the number of new listing during the same time period in 2019.

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The awesome power of high mortgage rates

Housing Wire

This is clear in the chart below, which shows the year-over-year percent change in the four-week average of new listings. This data, courtesy of Altos, shows that new listings retreat when rates rise and accelerate when rates fall: High rates are bad, too, for the sellers who decided to list their homes.

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Are we seeing a mortgage rate lockdown?

Housing Wire

Typically we have a natural set of new listings each year; inventory rises in the spring and summer and then falls in the fall and winter. It wasn’t the rate move that caught my attention — it was the new listing data. As you can see below, that sharp move to 6.25% caused new listing data to stall at first.

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NAR: Almost 50% of homes sold for more than list price

Housing Wire

. “With little supply in the market, homes typically sold within 17 days — down from 27 days one year ago, as buyer competition heats up,” NAR said in a statement. “The share of first-time buyers decreased to 31% from 32% in the prior month, and 36% one year ago. 25% of all sales were cash sales, per the report.

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Housing Market Tracker: Higher rates crush purchase apps 

Housing Wire

Weekly housing inventory decreased by 6,801, while new listing data is still negative year-over-year. I call this rate lock risk, where some buyers don’t qualify or don’t want to continue the purchase until rates fall again. Rates spiking almost 1% in mere weeks is damaging because it can take some previous buyers out of play.