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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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The 2023 housing market is at odds with itself

Housing Wire

A paradoxical picture is emerging as the spring market is underway. On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. All major housing market metrics point to a restrained housing market. What can we expect in 2023?

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. But new listings activity grew by 9.1%

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Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates and inventory fall together

Housing Wire

The financial and housing markets are still trying to sort out the banking crisis and whether we have seen the last Fed rate hike in this cycle. 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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US home prices continued their rally in September

Housing Wire

home prices continued their rally in September 2023,” Craig Lazzara, managing director at S&P DJI , said in a statement.“Our in September, marking eight consecutive monthly gains since prices bottomed in January 2023. Simultaneously, new listing volume is up at the end of November, which might cool home prices down.

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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

housing market , we just experienced an event that most people never thought could happen. Outside of that time period, everything else from 1982 to 2023 was normal. During that period, we saw new listing data decline. The days on market were too low. And existing home sales crashed in 2022 from a peak of around 6.5

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

Housing Wire

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. 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.”

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