Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Last year we had monthly existing home sales collapse back to 2007 levels, except this time around, NAR has total inventory at 970,000 and not over 4 million. 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. months of supply.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

And inventory shortages are the culprit. But many would-be buyers have also been thwarted by comically low resale inventory, as well as supply chain constraints and escalating materials costs that have made life difficult for homebuilders. All four areas saw contract transactions increase from a year-over-year standpoint.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Housing demand weakened noticeably as growing concerns about affordability contributed to non-seasonal declines in sales, resulting in a slight increase in inventory and more moderate price appreciation,” states the Federal Reserve’s most recently released Beige Book report — based on data and reports current as of mid-July.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. But like the rest of the country, low housing inventory has hit the city hard. The KAAR also said housing inventory dropped for six straight months to start the new year. year-over-year.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Fewer New Listings The number of new listings hitting the markets has continued to fall, mainly because a substantial segment of the market that was both buying and selling has essentially disappeared. The Rise of New Construction Homes New construction is stepping up to fill the void in the market.

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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. Active listings as of Sept. That’s fair.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% Two data points stood out from the latest report by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service: The aforementioned new listings for all homes in the county – 2684 – is at a low not seen for an August since records were shared with brokers (like me) dating back to the mid-1990s.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The number of newly listed homes more than doubled from December and increased moderately compared with the same time last year, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Total inventory remains low, however, keeping prices higher on an annual basis. months’ inventory, up from 1.4 King had 1.8

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

3) Days on market and months supply of inventory climbed, shifting to a more balanced market For the first time in over 13 years, the market shifted from a scalding hot seller’s market to a balanced market or even a buyer’s market in some areas. in 2023 Active listings jumped 13.9% The list price to sales price ratio in Houston was 97.3%

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

Mortgage rates are high, home prices are high, there’s no inventory.” The season has been shaped by slumping new listings, a slowly climbing number of homes sitting on the market from previous months, fewer closed sales compared to last year and prices moving plus/minus five percentage points year-on-year (YoY). drop (542).

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

“The number of homeowners deciding to sell continues to lag, but inventory and time on market continue to [mostly] climb, reflecting still-hesitant buyers.” Condo inventory stands at 1.7 months’ inventory for all home types, down sharply from 2.3 Eastside inventory is 1.4 Eastside inventory is 1.4 in Seattle.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

Despite high interest rates, some hungry buyers are competing over limited inventory. Supply of resale housing (as opposed to new construction) is shrinking across our region. months’ total inventory in the county, down from 1.4 Eastside inventories are at 1.2 In March, 33% of homes listed for sale in the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This year’s “cold down” is stark, with 36% fewer new listings and about 26% fewer homes under contract (Pendings) for all King County home types combined as well as single-family structures alone – and that’s simply from October to November. months of inventory. Single-family inventory is unchanged from October at 2.1

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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. Homes going under contract (Pending sales) dropped 25% from the previous month and by 30% year-on-year (YoY) – staggering drop-offs. Economists across the U.S.

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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. 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. Depleted inventory and weaker sales volumes make for difficult forecasting.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

1, that requires buyers wishing to work with a licensed real estate broker to sign a services contract. The pact clarifies certain terms, including whether they will have an exclusive contract with the broker or non-exclusive, and how brokers will be compensated for their services. (I Olympia also established a law, effective Jan.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 Falling new inventory is constraining transaction volumes while also supporting higher home prices. Four other residences have traded hands this year and two more are under contract for sale. Why the desire to leave?

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Pending Sales – Another leading indicator, these are the homes that go under contract and typically complete the transaction within two months. The number of Pending sales soared 51% since December for all home types in King County to 1820 listings under contract, including a 69% boost on the Eastside (480) and a 47% jump in Seattle (610).

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 11, 2023

The county saw the combined number of single-family, townhome and condo listings increase in June by 4.4% While that percentage may appear strong, it’s nothing compared to the April-to-May rise of 18%, signaling a probable cooling of new listings in the future. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Construction could start as soon as 2022 on an ambitious three-tower project known as Cloudvue. The Knight Frank survey covered 49 global markets. >> Seattle is on pace to have one of the slowest annual growths in apartment-unit construction in the U.S. New listings are up 6.3% Inventories improved fractionally.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

The market recalibration continues across King County with a sharp drop in new listings, Pending sales and closings while prices decline. Inventories are on the rise, so much so that one area is now considered a buyer’s market. The number of new homes for sale fell 19% (4009) across the county from June to July and 9.5%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Counties in and near Chicago and New York City were seen as the most vulnerable to today’s economic headwinds. New listings and housing supply are on the rise as buyer activity took a dive in September, based on the latest assessment of data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. months’ inventory.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A BY THE NUMBERS. >> The average size of a newly constructed single-family home is now 2524 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Now, home builders would need to construct as many as 1.2 This was the fastest pace for combined single-family and multi-family construction since June 2006. >> The lack of inventory to keep real estate moving is confirmed with the latest data on U.S. million more home listings across the U.S. million units.

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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. One-tenth surveyed said they have added language to contracts that require buyers to share in the materials costs if they continue to rise. of the U.S.

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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.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

Home prices are going to continue to go up until the inventory comes back bit,” said Rick Sharga, EVP at real estate information provider Realty Trac. Inventory across our area remains extremely low. There is more than a month of condo inventory in Seattle, including two-plus months in Capitol Hill/Central District.

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