Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Fewer New Listings The number of new listings hitting the markets has continued to fall, mainly because a substantial segment of the market that was both buying and selling has essentially disappeared. The Rise of New Construction Homes New construction is stepping up to fill the void in the market.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s particularly true among homes priced at or below $500,000 in King County, where only 737 of those properties sold in August (36% fewer than in August 2019). The good news comes from major national builders who have shared their forecasts for growth in the coming years. And many of the new projects are larger than in years past.

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Listing Spark

JANUARY 12, 2023

2022 Market Trends: Decrease in sales, values, and new listings in Austin, TX; median home value up 9.9% New Construction: Slowing down due to an increase in inventory and a declining market; builders targeting first-time home buyers. Episode Highlights. in Dallas year over year; closed sales down 30.4%

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Berkshire Hathaway

MAY 5, 2021

Relative to what we saw in 2017 to 2019, March 2021 was still roughly 117,000 new listings lower, adding to the pre-existing early-year gap of more than 200,000 fresh listings that would typically have come to market in January or February.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ah, for the good old days of 2019 – when we could stomach home prices closer to the mid-million-dollar mark and housing options were somewhat plentiful amid a mildly competitive buyer environment. King County new listings fell 13% from June to July (2158), led by a 20% slide in Seattle (690). The county saw a 4.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

urban centers remain mostly higher than in 2019. The national office vacancy rate stands at 16% through March , up from 11% at the end of 2019 – just before life changed for you, me and the world. We certainly see that in all forms of residential real estate – from new construction to finding items for the home.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2022

It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market. 2019 will be examined in some areas to highlight the lingering impact of COVID in real estate. Broward County. Miami-Dade & Palm Beach Counties. What's Ahead?

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% Two data points stood out from the latest report by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service: The aforementioned new listings for all homes in the county – 2684 – is at a low not seen for an August since records were shared with brokers (like me) dating back to the mid-1990s.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s true, there is a welcome increase in new listings from month to month – up 18% across all home types in King from April and 19% higher for the single-family-home category – but isn’t that what you would expect in the typically busiest periods of the housing season? In March, 33% of homes listed for sale in the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

Others are specializing in the design and construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as detached backyard homes (also known as “ mother-in-laws ”). The national trend for new construction, however, is generally moving in the opposite direction. In the 1990s, one-third of new homes were smaller than 1800 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

The number of new listings of all home types (single-family, townhome and condo) in King County climbed 6.4% (1866 units) from January to February, as expected, and total inventory at the start of March (2064) was 111% higher than a year ago. Still, home appreciation remains solidly higher between 2019 and today, at least out West.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

above the September 2019 rate of 1.274 million, the Bureau said. “The housing market is being constrained by the lack of inventory, with both new and existing homes being sold faster than new listings are arriving.”. above the September 2019 rate of 1.437 million. “While starts were up 10.4%

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 11, 2023

The county saw the combined number of single-family, townhome and condo listings increase in June by 4.4% While that percentage may appear strong, it’s nothing compared to the April-to-May rise of 18%, signaling a probable cooling of new listings in the future. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Suburban residents can be almost assured of the peaceful enjoyment of their home without worrying about a neighbor constructing a rollercoaster or baseball stadium next door. >> A full 19,396 apartment units are under construction in Seattle metro, according to a Q2 report from Berkadia, a U.S. . = Zoning laws in the U.S.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 9, 2023

2023 January Data: Median Sales Price: $450,000 (Down 6%) In certain pockets & price points, we are seeing declines in values over 15% Active listings: 7,323 (Up 462%) Closed sales: 1,634 (Down 27%) Average Days on Market: 76 (up 47 days from Jan 22) New listings: 2,988 (Up 16% YOY) Up 63.4% Average price : rose 1.5%

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A concrete and steel cover connecting First Hill to downtown, for example, would reduce traffic noise, potentially add more parkland and encourage construction of new housing. The few homes that are available are selling quickly and at or above list price.” fewer new listings, the number of sales rose 1.7%

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 8, 2021

were putting down $24,500 in the most recent survey, up a whopping 82% from Q4 2019 ($13,441). The national median family income rose just 4% from 2019 to 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, while most home prices are jumping each year by 10% or more. million new homes as of the start of this year.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A BY THE NUMBERS. >> The average size of a newly constructed single-family home is now 2524 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Construction could start as soon as 2022 on an ambitious three-tower project known as Cloudvue. The Knight Frank survey covered 49 global markets. >> Seattle is on pace to have one of the slowest annual growths in apartment-unit construction in the U.S. New listings are up 6.3% 1 vs. Sept. Median condo prices were up 1.9%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2021

A December report from Homesnap showed total new listings increased.22% 22% from 2019, while total sales increased 19.29% – an imbalance that has depleted housing stock. Even prior to the pandemic , housing inventory had hit record lows, and the problem has intensified as demand continues to rise.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The number of Pending sales soared 51% since December for all home types in King County to 1820 listings under contract, including a 69% boost on the Eastside (480) and a 47% jump in Seattle (610). Another positive sign: The number of new listings surged from the previous month. has soared to $88,300 as of late 2022.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

The narrow area known as Westlake, just west of Lake Union (and, notably, close to Facebook, Google and Amazon offices), has seen the number of people aged 25-34 double from 2010 to 2019 and now comprise 52% of its residents. Now, home builders would need to construct as many as 1.2 million more home listings across the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

Housing affordability decreased in 45 of the 50 states from 2012 to 2019. Washington state now (right) has less than 45% of all households able to afford the median priced home (as of 2019, when the state’s median figure was more than $100,000 less than today). A surprising 3% used the time to build a new house.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

The pandemic has made attaining ownership more difficult, particularly in housing-starved Seattle (pictured) and across King County where the number of homes on the market (Active listings) has trended lower for most of the past decade-plus. With scarcity comes price appreciation. What is the answer? What happens then? BY THE NUMBERS. >>

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

Some smaller construction companies are heavily burdened by rising costs for everything from lumber and steel to fuel and labor amid a lack of available employees. million people work in residential construction, or about 2.8% The average King County single-family listing sold in May 9.5% CONDO NEWS. >> About 4.4

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

increase in single-family permits over 2019. >> The one bright spot: King County saw more homes listed in June (4801) than in any month since May 2019, and the number of active listings by month’s end improved to a level not seen since last November – but supply is still below seasonal norms. below the $7.2M

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