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Real estate agents wonder if inventory levels will ever return to ‘normal’

Housing Wire

Nationwide, pre-pandemic the first week of February typically marks the lowest point for housing inventory during the year, as sellers return to the market in time for spring, but since the onset of the pandemic this predictable trend has been thrown out the window. “ What happened to ‘normal’?

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3 mortgage industry trends that will define the rest of 2021

Housing Wire

For better or worse, trends in the mortgage industry tend to mirror corresponding trends in the overall real estate market. Inventory issues. Emerging out of the pandemic, the first half of 2021 showed that there is a historically low housing inventory across multiple markets in the U.S. All about the rates.

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

Housing Wire

In 2021, homebuyers who successfully purchased a home viewed a median of only eight properties before completing their transaction, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors , published on Tuesday. According to NAR , low inventory is partly to blame for the homebuyers looking at fewer homes than before.

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Price Adjustments in 2021: Tis the Season

Lamacchia Realty

Though there were several months through winter and spring that it never seemed possible this year, the market is slowly beginning to be less competitive for buyers. Why is 2021 different than other years? This year, however, there was no peak in June due to the season starting so incredibly late.

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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE 2023 MARKET In March 2022, it was clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where it was assumed that rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. Inventory didn’t increase at the rate most assumed it would.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. KEY RESOURCES: Study Of How Previous Pandemics Affected The Real Estate Market.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. As a result, there’s less demand for the available inventory, creating more price adjustments.