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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 In one of the most historical years in the U.S. The days on market were too low.

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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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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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Settling on a New Normal for Appraisals in 2022

Appraisal Buzz

million units , and some experts say it could reach 8 million if there were more inventory. Beginning in January 2020, 7% of purchase transactions had a contract price above the appraisal value. This change will be effective starting in 2022 and should reduce inefficiencies in the mortgage and homebuying process.

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Opendoor delivers profitability, buys 2,680 homes in Q2

Housing Wire

The firm’s revenues came in at $2 billion in the second quarter of 2023, down 37% compared to the previous quarter and 53% related to 2Q 2022. Total operating expenses declined to $217 million, compared to $294 million in Q1 2023 and $454 million in Q2 2022. Meanwhile, Opendoor’s inventory balance reached $1.1

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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. home sale price rose 3% year over year to $420,846 in August, the largest annual increase since October 2022.

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FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent

Empire Appraisal Group

Lusky, DigitalVision, Getty Images Source: [link] FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent By Melissa Dittmann Tracey Survey: Sellers who go-it alone are twice as likely to be unsatisfied with the experience – and more likely to say their earlier opinion, “agents are overpaid,” was wrong.

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