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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

On Friday NAR reported that total housing inventory levels broke under 1 million in December, dropping to 970,00 units for a population of 330 million people. And existing home sales crashed in 2022 from a peak of around 6.5 During that period, we saw new listing data decline. The days on market were too low.

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Sluggish net new listings signal that the lock-in effect is not over

Inman

percent decline in net new listings and a 2 percent decrease in contract signings, driven by mortgage rate fluctuations, according to HouseCanary. Despite a rise in total inventory compared to 2022 and 2023, the market is still behind historical inventory averages as sellers avoid entering a higher rate environment.

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Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates and inventory fall together

Housing Wire

These events led to lower mortgage rates and increased purchase application data last week, but decreased housing inventory. Active inventory fell 1,109, and new listing data made a lovely comeback week to week but was still noticeably down year over year. In a regular market, they would be closer to 5.25%.

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Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024? 

Housing Wire

Compared to October 2022, existing home sales slumped 14.6%, down from 4.44 Homes typically go under contract a month or two before the closing, which means the October data largely reflects purchase decisions made in August and September. On the bright side, housing inventory rose 1.8% Meanwhile, unsold inventory sat at a 3.6-month

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. in August 2022 and marks the highest percentage since October 2022, when mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time in two decades. below the May 2022 record of $432,780, and is expected to remain elevated for the foreseeable future.

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Home loan demand increases despite higher mortgage rates

Housing Wire

The MBA data shows the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) at 6.55% last week, compared to 6.43% the previous week. Altos Research data shows that inventory rose from 405,468 to 414,010 from April 14 to 21. The bottom for 2022 was 240,194.

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Did Housing Inventory in Atlanta Increase in the 1st Qtr of 2022?

Hank Miller Team

It's time to answer the nagging question…did housing inventory in Atlanta increase during the first quarter of 2022? Traditionally, the months of May and June see the most new listings as the school cycle hits – graduating families sell and rising families buy. The difference now is rising rates and even less inventory.