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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory is negative YOY

Housing Wire

Housing inventory finally broke under 2022 levels last week. Since May 15, that trend has continued to the point that inventory in America is now negative year over year. We have often discussed that the housing market dynamics changed starting Nov. However, I need to put some context into what happened in 2022.

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Will we start 2022 with all-time lows in housing inventory?

Housing Wire

My biggest concern for housing in the years 2020-2024 was that if the demographic push in demand picks up and total home sales get over 6. 2 million , we could be at risk of housing inventory falling to such low levels that I would have to categorize this housing market as unhealthy. 2020 and 2021 easily each have over 6.2

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Will the housing inventory crisis end this year?

Housing Wire

HousingWire: Let’s start with a bang Logan, will the inventory crisis end this year? The goal for inventory is to get back to 1.52-1.93 The goal for inventory is to get back to 1.52-1.93 Inventory is about to increase as it always does during this year. Back to the inventory crisis. housing market.

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What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?

Housing Wire

From the WSJ article: “ U.S. ” For my economic work, household balance sheets were better during the last expansion than prior to the housing collapse. That law also facilitated a final big push by consumers to file for bankruptcy before the laws made it harder. Housing already in a recession, but no credit stress.

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Logan Mohtashami: The 2022 housing forecast

Housing Wire

Even in the extreme conditions of COVID-19, my general premise on housing economics predicted that the two variables with the most influence — demographics and mortgage rates — would hold up the housing market. The economic rate of growth peaked in 2021. With those two factors still very much in play, here is my 2022 forecast.

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Tune Up Your Product Knowledge

Patch of Land

Although rising rates might slow home sales, a growing economy and a healthy housing market should provide some relief. The Fed’s policy making body, the Federal Open Market Committee, was scheduled to meet again in July, after the deadline for this article. Housing prices posted strong gains this past March, rising 7.1

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