Buyers continue downward spiral, but new listings may be steadying
Inman
OCTOBER 19, 2023
But new listings aren't declining as quickly, Redfin reports. Homebuyers are backing away from the market as mortgage rates continue to climb.
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Inman
OCTOBER 19, 2023
But new listings aren't declining as quickly, Redfin reports. Homebuyers are backing away from the market as mortgage rates continue to climb.
Housing Wire
APRIL 15, 2024
These metros also continue to grapple with below-average inventory recovery, maintaining pressure on buyers. New Orleans, San Antonio, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville are among the locales that posted the slowest month-over-month price growth in March. ” Competition is stiff for attractive listings.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 10, 2024
You’re excited to get your next listing on the market, but now you’re feeling the pressure to do an amazing job for your sellers, who have put their trust in you and are excited about making a move. It can net your seller thousands or tens of thousands more when you do this right! Make sure both places shine.
Will Springer Realtor
AUGUST 15, 2023
Ah, for the good old days of 2019 – when we could stomach home prices closer to the mid-million-dollar mark and housing options were somewhat plentiful amid a mildly competitive buyer environment. King County new listings fell 13% from June to July (2158), led by a 20% slide in Seattle (690). on the Eastside. The county saw a 4.9%
Housing Wire
JULY 20, 2023
With record-low inventory nationwide, real estate agents seem to be hearing the same thing day in and day out: “I’d list my home, but where would I move?” For most agents, that’s the end of the conversation, ending the possibility of taking a new listing as well as facilitating the buyer side. Next, the house is new.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 18, 2023
Not prequalifying is unprofessional and can waste your time and the sellers. All pricing scripts are best used at the listing table! Don’t lose the listing of a motivated, have-to-sell seller over price. If they have sell, you have to take the listing! Are homes selling on average for 105% of the list price?
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Mortgage rates were 7.22% for conforming and 6.15% for jumbos at Mortgage News Daily on Wednesday, a spread of 107 bps. Buyers, builders and sellers take a step back as inflation persists . Sellers are responding to the shift in the market and pulling back on listing activity, resulting in a 9.8% The annual U.S.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 3, 2022
They have to move as well, so a traditional seller is a buyer most of the time when it’s a primary resident owner. Sometimes when rates go higher too quickly, some sellers can’t move, this takes a sale off the data line, but if rates fall quickly, they might feel much better about the process.
Will Springer Realtor
MARCH 12, 2024
As a result, home buyers and sellers across Seattle/King County saw a mixed bag of activity in February, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This return of buyers follows a sluggish late 2023. This return of buyers follows a sluggish late 2023. A typical Seattle condo fetches $558,000, up 3.8%
Will Springer Realtor
AUGUST 11, 2023
As the chart shows, a historically large segment of Millennials is inching toward 36, the median age of a first-time home buyer in the U.S. An index score of 100 means that a buyer with a median U.S. The national trend for new construction, however, is generally moving in the opposite direction.
Listing Spark
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
From late summer of 2022 to now, the Texas real estate market has experienced one of the most unpredictable corrections in recent history, leaving a lot of home-buyers and sellers scratching their heads and trying to make sense of what is going on. The big twist? A sharp increase in interest rates.
GoForrmz
OCTOBER 26, 2022
From virtual tours to real estate apps, it now takes less time and effort to communicate between sellers and buyers. Whether you’re searching for forms for construction , property management, home services, buying, or selling, we’re here to help. This means more competition at faster rates than ever before.
Lamacchia Realty
MARCH 29, 2022
It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market The inventory crisis last year caused demand to spike higher than ever by fall and into the winter, which in turn caused prices to continue to increase significantly.
Will Springer Realtor
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. Only buyers and sellers who must move are doing so. fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% fewer new listings (1998) compared to July and 5.0% While there were 5.8% There are 7.4%
Will Springer Realtor
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The market is now in the process of thawing after a lengthy cool down, as buyers begin anew to seek change in their home dynamics. There is plenty of pent-up demand from prospective buyers who have watched for months from the sidelines as financing costs remained untenable. That’s a whopping 134% more than December and a solid 7.0%
Berkshire Hathaway
MAY 5, 2021
The trend this year seems to be among buyers “why is it so hard to find a house” Well one of the answers is we are in the ultimate sellers’ market, which means the market it very competitive for buyers right now. Though buyer shouldn’t be alarmed.
Will Springer Realtor
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Others – Meritage Homes (+20% YoY in 2021) and Tri Point Homes (+15-30% YoY in 2022) – expect tremendous growth of new communities. And many of the new projects are larger than in years past. Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. BY THE NUMBERS. >> Buyers secured 3.8 That’s fair.
Lamacchia Realty
JANUARY 24, 2022
It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market. Broward County single family sales, new listings and pending sales decreased, but average price increased year over year. Broward County. What's Ahead?
Listing Spark
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. 2) Interest rates skyrocketed and buyer demand plummeted Interest rates were the biggest story of 2023. trillion compared to $2.75 trillion in 2021.
Will Springer Realtor
MARCH 10, 2023
Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. The structures have been topped out and construction cranes are coming down. Here’s a video of its progress. bath , 4527 sq.
Will Springer Realtor
MARCH 14, 2023
Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Notably, there are 185% more listings available today across the Eastside of the county compared with February 2022.
Will Springer Realtor
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Um, bye-bye!
McKissock
DECEMBER 10, 2021
“Higher mortgage rates will end double-digit price growth and new listings will hit a 10-year high,” predicts Redfin. But don’t expect a buyer’s market; just more selection, less frenzy and slower price growth.” Others are forecasting a rate of appreciation that would be the slowest in more than a decade.”
Will Springer Realtor
JUNE 13, 2023
Unfortunately for buyers, both figures – prices and rates – are climbing, raising the hurdle to homeownership even higher for many. The pandemic housing market was super-charged by historically low interest rates and buyers seeking more spacious properties amid global health fears. in Seattle. There are 1.3 a month ago.
Lamacchia Realty
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market The inventory crisis last year caused demand to spike higher than ever by fall into winter, which in turn caused prices to continue to increase significantly. Broward County.
Will Springer Realtor
APRIL 11, 2023
Existing-home sales, pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months.” Locally, the number of home buyers signing pending-sale contracts has risen for four consecutive months – indicating an increase in demand.
Listing Spark
JANUARY 12, 2023
Builders will continue to target first-time home buyers with incentives. Home sellers should focus on their local market and pull out all the stops when listing a house. 2022 Market Trends: Decrease in sales, values, and new listings in Austin, TX; median home value up 9.9% Episode Highlights.
Housing Wire
MARCH 1, 2024
We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” Both buyers and sellers are coming back to the market,” Fischer said. With existing inventory down, Schuler said new construction has taken on a larger role in his market.
Listing Spark
MARCH 9, 2023
But as potential buyers and sellers begin mapping out their plans for the future, understanding how the state’s real estate market is shifting is essential. This change in rates caused homes to immediately become significantly more expensive for buyers. That trend continued throughout 2022 and into January of 2023.
Will Springer Realtor
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Beyond labor strife, America’s home buyers and sellers appear to be on strike as well. October figures from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service strongly suggest prospective buyers and sellers are taking a wait-and-see approach. At the same time, the percentage of first-time buyers in the U.S.
Will Springer Realtor
MAY 13, 2024
Builders are trying to catch up and, according to federal officials , there are more housing units under construction today than at any time in the last 50 years. An annual survey released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said renters put the probability of ever owning a home at 40%, down from 44% last year.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The only question is whether you will be the one to list (or sell) the next homes in your market. When you list two homes per month, you will automatically attract buyer business as well, so focus on listings. Expired listings Expireds are near the top of the list because these sellers want to sell and many have to sell.
Will Springer Realtor
JANUARY 10, 2023
The number of new listings for all home types – single-family, townhomes and condos combined – in King (887) fell 47% from November and declined 36% from December 2021. In fact, the numbers of new single-family (701) and condo listings (186) in the county were 44%+ lower than November figures. news publishers.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 23, 2023
Census and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that new home sales grew faster than anticipated as the builders who are efficient are finding ways to sell homes in this higher mortgage rate environment. I often use the term efficient home sellers to describe the home builders in this low inventory environment.
Listing Spark
AUGUST 25, 2020
Here at ListingSpark, we work with A LOT of sellers who start out as a For Sale By Owner. For that reason, I put together a list of 5 tips every FSBO (For Sale By Owner) should know. What most For Sale By Owner sellers don’t realize is that nothing in life is actually free. 1) Zillow DOES NOT care if you actually sell.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
New construction starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.331 million units, down 14.8% Housing inventory remained low in January and new homes still accounted for about 30% of all homes available for sale. month over month, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Will Springer Realtor
JULY 11, 2023
The Seattle/King County housing market inched forward – and a little sideways – as the number of new and unsold listings continued to expand in June while fresh signs of a slowdown approached. Home prices continued to confound buyers by climbing toward record highs as summer began. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%
Housing Wire
JANUARY 19, 2023
High inflation has reduced consumers’ purchasing power, which has led to weakened sales and construction across all 12 Federal Reserve districts. Housing markets continued to weaken, with sales and construction declining across [all 12 Federal Reserve] districts,” according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book released on Wednesday.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
They don’t ever have to have the conversation about how low their total payment is in the new home they’re buying, unlike some of their buyers (which explains higher cancellation rates). Homebuilders’ for-sale inventory and months’ supply The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of January was 439,000.
Will Springer Realtor
JUNE 9, 2021
Prices have soared in most areas – including a 30% jump in the past year for single-family homes in King County – amid a shortage of inventory and a sharp rise in the number of buyers. Flood of buyers – As I noted last month , Millennials will fuel this housing market for at least a decade to come as about 4.5 range won’t last forever.
Will Springer Realtor
JUNE 8, 2022
They include shortages caused by restrictive zoning that limit the number and type of housing units built on a given parcel, a “not in my backyard” resistance to new construction in traditionally single-family-home neighborhoods, and layers of regulations, processes and fees that dissuade developers from building in certain areas.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
In an odd twist of fate, the delays due to COVID-19 are currently an infrastructure and jobs program for Americans in the construction industry. As you can see below, housing completions are slowly moving along; the homebuilders have more new homes under construction that they haven’t even started yet than active new homes for sale.
Will Springer Realtor
OCTOBER 8, 2021
I also heard the same question from buyers this year. While early to mid-spring was frenzied – featuring waves of cash-carrying buyers with their contingency-absent offers – the housing environment settled down to a somewhat civilized pace by September and likely for the next few months. And that answer appears to be “yes.”
Will Springer Realtor
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
From a macro perspective, the 2023 outlook for home buyers is the best it’s been for three years. Danielle Hale, chief economist for realtor.com, said: “There will be more homes for sale, homes will likely take longer to sell and buyers will not face the extreme competition that was commonplace over the past few years.”
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