Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

The phrase “in like a lion, out like a lamb” is typically used to describe the month of March, but it is also applicable to existing home sales trends in 2022. million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Friday. million existing homes were sold in 2022, down 17.8% After posting a 6.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. The Federal Reserve wanted to see the bidding wars end and the days on the market grow.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Existing home sales fell in today’s report , which isn’t surprising, but one headline that shocked some people was that home prices are still up year over year, even with higher inventory and higher mortgage rates. From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in March was $393,500, an increase of 4.8% All four U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

The nation’s housing industry has entered a new normal in which the dynamics of the market appear perplexing — marked by high mortgage rates and high home prices, along with shrinking mortgage originations. In other words, if there were more inventory, we would have more sales happening.” through the first quarter of 2024.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

This article is part of our housing market update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. Demographics still point towards a market with strong demand – the largest cohort of millennials, the largest generation in U.S. To register for the HW+ event, go here.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While sales are still tracking below last year’s levels, the gap between 2022 and 2023 has narrowed considerably. million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Compared to November 2022, existing home sales retreated 7.3%, down from 4.12 Housing inventory fell 1.7% months in November 2022.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. New York City, New York In many ways the spring of 2022 marked the full return of New York City and for a real estate agent like Johnson Tsai, a lead agent at REAL, this meant a massive up-tick in rental demand. “We

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

The savagely unhealthy housing market is continuing as we get closer to August. But, there is one bright spot — inventory is rising. This has been a concern of mine after the summer of 2020 as inventory levels were breaking all-time lows, facilitating unhealthy home price growth during a more prominent demographic patch in U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

This article is part of our 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. Today, the average is 2.7

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The housing market continues to cool amid high mortgage rates , affordability challenges and still-low inventory. million, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Despite a sharp drop in home sales compared to August 2022, the median existing-home sales price rose 3.9%

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers from each city share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. 1 housing market for spring 2022, there is no doubt that the housing market in Rapid City is one to watch. Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

It was the largest annualized increase recorded since November 2022. in February, the fastest annual rate since November 2022. For-sale inventory increased 14.8% Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales increased by 9.5% National Home Price Index posted a 6.4% the previous month.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

You think things are bad in the housing market now? Even the most battle-tested industry players are preparing for one of the strongest housing market corrections in decades. Probably, the housing market needs to go to a correction to get to that place.” trillion in 2022 and $2.17

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The housing market continues to cool amid high mortgage rates , low inventory and rising property insurance rates. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggested a 2.2% compared to July 2022. Median home prices there were roughly unchanged from the same period in 2022. from one year ago to $406,700.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

After falling for the first time since November 2022 in March , pending home sales remained unchanged in April, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Not all buying interests are being completed due to limited inventory ,” Lawrence Yun , the chief economist of NAR, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Compared to September 2022, existing home sales slumped 15.4%, down from 4.68 million in September 2022. ” On the bright side, home buyers had more homes to choose from in September as housing inventory posted a 2.7% higher than in September 2022.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In August, pending home sales , existing home sales and new home sales all fell compared to the previous month, as mortgage rates climbed and inventory remained scarce. in September year over year to $394,300, according to the National Association of Realtors. During the first week of June, mortgage rates were at 6.79%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. Compared to October 2022, existing home sales slumped 14.6%, down from 4.44 Multiple offers, however, are still occurring, especially on starter and mid-priced homes, even as price concessions are happening in the upper end of the market.” months in October 2022.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Lack of inventory is an issue builders and mortgage loan originators alike are dealing with across the nation. It’s also what keeps Andrew Marquis, regional vice president at CrossCountry Mortgage and Scotsman Guide ’s seventh top LO, up at night, especially as he sees more buyers entering the market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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). In 2023, new-home sales are up 5% year to date, Yun said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

in August, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). below the August 2022 level. Yun also expressed concern about a possible government shutdown, which could worsen the conditions in the housing market. “It Mirroring the trend for new home sales , pending home sales fell 7.1%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Rates have been steadily climbing for seven straight weeks, the longest consecutive increase since Spring 2022, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) also forecasts that existing-home sales will drop by 17.5% in 2023, reaching an annualized rate of 4.15

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This article is part of our Housing 2022-23 forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

But they do agree on one thing: Higher interest rates will quell housing demand, which will allow inventory to rebound and, eventually, spur the return of reluctant buyers. through the rest of 2022. Census and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. in mid-June,” Yun added. annual gain compared with a 20.4%

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

This article is part of our housing market economic update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. April was National Fair Housing Month. In February, NAR in partnership with Realtor.com released The Double Trouble of the Housing Market report.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

The National Association of Realtors saw its membership numbers drop 1.11% during the last month of the year, as 17,489 former members let their membership lapse. 31, 2022, and Dec. The first is the overall decline in the housing market due to the volatile mortgage rate environment, low inventory and overall economic uncertainty.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

On Friday, the National Association of Realtors released its pending home sales data showing a third month of declines. Even though the recent existing-home sales data has been outperforming my expectations , the pending home sales data to me looks more in line with my expectations for 2022. 2022 Pending home sales.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Homebuyers’ median household income increased by $19,000 this year from 2022, reaching $107,000, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2023 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers. The report is an annual survey of homebuyers and sellers who closed transactions between July 2022 and June 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

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%. The jobs report contains two conflicting implications for the housing market, according to Sturtevant. The number of unemployed Americans also rose to 6.5

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell once again to 4.80 The savagely unhealthy housing market theme of mine is running in full force now as we have gotten no relief on home prices and now have a mega jump in mortgage rates. . Total Inventory data fell in this report from 1.31

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2023

million homes, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Tuesday. While the uptick in sales pace is certainly good news for the real estate industry , it is not as great for the continuous issues with low inventory. Inventory levels are still at historic lows,” Yun added. million) at 13.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Existing home sales started 2023 right where they left off at the end of 2022, dropping for the 12 th consecutive month. million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Tuesday. Inventory remains low, but buyers are beginning to have better negotiating power,” Yun added. from January 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The 2022 housing market was largely characterized by the swift slowdown in demand caused by rapidly rising mortgage rates. year over year in 2022, according to data from the National Association of Realtors , home prices still managed to rise 5.8% Low inventory has propped up home prices in many markets,” she said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2023

The housing market has been wild the last few years, making weekly data more critical. This is why I’ve created the Housing Market Tracker — a weekly analysis of purchase apps, housing inventory and mortgage rates that will be published every Monday. Weekly housing inventory.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

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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