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With low inventory, house hunters are in full safari mode

Housing Wire

It boils down to two factors, according to housing-industry experts: a lack of housing inventory , or supply; and high demand for that limited housing stock — which also is fueling a jump in new-home sales. In other words, if there were more inventory, we would have more sales happening.” through the first quarter of 2024.”

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Furthermore, inventory remains tight, which hinders sales but keeps home prices elevated.” Compared to 2022, NAR expects the sale of new homes to grow by 4.5%

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NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts lower rates, 15% jump in existing-home sales in 2024

Housing Wire

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). He also expects more sellers to enter the market, as they adapt to prolonged higher rates.

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Can first-time homebuyers afford homes today?

Housing Wire

The monthly Realtors Confidence Index is an essential measure of what real estate professionals are seeing in their local markets and how the market is evolving on a monthly basis. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, a time of turbulence in the real estate market.

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Pending home sales fall 5.2% in March

Housing Wire

For the first time since November 2022, pending home sales fell in March, posting a 5.2% month-over-month decrease, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement.

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DataDigest: Breaking down housing economists’ 2024 forecasts

Housing Wire

As 2023 draws to a close, housing professionals hope for relief from the high mortgage rates, terrible inventory levels and slow sales that characterized the year. Home starts forecasts, meanwhile, don’t offer much certainty about the pace of construction next year.

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Strong jobs report suggests rate cuts won’t come ‘til summer

Housing Wire

The national unemployment rate ticked up for the first time in four months to 3.9%, its highest level since January 2022, but still below the full employment rate of 4%. In February, employment continued to trend up in construction, adding 23,000 jobs month over month. The number of unemployed Americans also rose to 6.5 and were up 4.3%