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New listings data unfazed by 8% mortgage rates

Housing Wire

The haunted house ride with the bond market and mortgage rates continued this week, but one housing data line hasn’t been spooked. New listing data appears unafraid of the mortgage rate ghost story over the last few months. In the same vein, the bond market is now very oversold. If we start from Nov.

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Redfin: New Listings Continue to Increase, Bringing Some Buyers Back to Market

Appraisal Buzz

As of March 17, there were roughly 795,645 active listings. There were roughly 88,902 new listings added during that same four weeks – and increase of 15% and the biggest increase since June 2021. The surge in listings is bringing some buyers back to the market, the firm says. The total number of U.S.

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Spring housing market gets more inventory

Housing Wire

This isn’t saying too much since 2023 had the lowest recorded level of new listings ever, but it’s still a plus in my book. This isn’t saying too much since 2023 had the lowest recorded level of new listings ever, but it’s still a plus in my book. 2022: 19.2% All in all, we ended the week as we started.

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New listings take a hit, possibly due to higher mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Did the recent move in higher mortgage rates impact the new listings data more than normal? I hope this isn’t the case, but we had a noticeable move lower in new listings last week. Weekly active listings rose by only 6,618. 9, 2022 , it’s been 21 positive prints versus 17 negative prints and one flat week.

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

Inman

In January, the real estate market saw a 17.5 percent decline in net new listings and a 2 percent decrease in contract signings, driven by mortgage rate fluctuations, according to HouseCanary.

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Is the spring housing market ready for the Fed’s déjà vu?

Housing Wire

I can’t see the 10-year yield below 3.37% unless the labor market breaks — meaning jobless claims over 323,000 on the four-week moving average. That means I can’t see mortgage rates going below 6%, especially with the spreads being bad, until the labor market or the economy gets weaker. I know it’s not a lot, but growth is growth.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory falls even lower

Housing Wire

The seasonal housing inventory bottom evaded us again last week as active listings fell and new listing inventory decreased. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory fell 5,383 last week, and new listing data is still trending at all-time lows in 2023.

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