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Unsold inventory is rising across the country

Housing Wire

It’s the end of May and unsold inventory on the market is increasing across the U.S. Every state in the country has more homes on the market now than a year ago and, in many places, new construction is being completed and added to inventory, so it’s not just resale inventory that’s growing.

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Buyers are being picky — here’s how you can navigate it as a real estate agent

Housing Wire

With the coming together of interest rate drops, the persistent, continued low inventory levels and 2023 being recorded as the slowest year for U.S. Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend. Will we get more inventory? The strategy has changed for buyers.

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Low inventory creates challenging conditions in North Carolina’s housing market

Housing Wire

No matter where you are in the Tar Heel State, real estate professionals across North Carolina are frustrated by the lack of housing inventory. The challenge remains lack of inventory — that’s definitely the big one,” said Alison Alston , the broker-owner of Charlotte-based Lodestone Real Estate and Investments. “We

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Inventory needs to increase to balance housing market: Fed Beige Book

Housing Wire

High inflation has reduced consumers’ purchasing power, which has led to weakened sales and construction across all 12 Federal Reserve districts. While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said. However, housing affordability worsened.

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Unsold homebuilder inventory is ticking up as new home sales slow

Housing Wire

Homebuilders are still benefiting from very low inventory of existing homes for sale, which has driven more buyers to consider new construction,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said. However, mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 4% between July and August, the strongest pace of sales in three months.

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Dearth of new construction strains migration hotspot of Alabama

Housing Wire

Lower rates are likely to make homeownership accessible to more buyers and it should prompt some potential sellers who are locked in at a rate of 3% or less to list. In Birmingham, ERA King Real Estate agent Anna-Maria Ellison said that even without lower mortgage rates, she is seeing buyers return to the market. “It

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Debunking the housing inventory myth in preparation for 2023

Housing Wire

However, the story of 2023 may be very different than what any of us expect due to the oncoming avalanche of inventory we may see and its implications. You have probably heard that low housing inventory got us into this mess. Increased inventory from short-term-rental gone wrong , aka the Airbnb bust.

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