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Residential real estate activity picks up despite low inventory

Housing Wire

All 12 Federal Reserve districts have seen issues with a lack of housing inventory , which is largely due to existing homeowners holding back on listing their homes after previously locking in low mortgage rates. New York – The residential sales market has been strong across the District.

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Fed’s Beige Book shows recent moderation in mortgage rates propped up demand for homes

Housing Wire

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday.

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Indiana’s housing market is primed to bounce back in 2024

Housing Wire

We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” From a seller’s standpoint it may make a bit more sense to sell now, so we are creating some more inventory and buyer are taking advantage of lower rates and more stable home prices.” According to Altos Research, as of Feb.

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Housing starts see steep drop in January

Housing Wire

New construction starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.331 million units, down 14.8% Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). New starts in the Northeast and the Midwest fell 20.6% Housing starts came in lower than estimates in the first month of the year, as the cold winter dampened activity.

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New home sales grow, even with higher mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Builders are taking advantage of the housing market inventory issues , which is why new home sales are growing yearly, even with higher mortgage rates. I often use the term efficient home sellers to describe the home builders in this low inventory environment. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Higher rates flip the homebuilders’ fortunes (again)

Housing Wire

New home sales From Census : Sales of new single-family houses in January 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 670,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this isn’t how inventory grows in America.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

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.