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

Housing Wire

Although inventory levels remained low, listings increased by modest to significant margins around the First District in recent months, lending increased optimism for sales moving forward. New-home builders continued to report steady sales at relatively strong levels, in part because of the lack of existing for-sale homes.

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Logan Mohtashami’s 2024 housing market and rate forecast

Housing Wire

If I am wrong and mortgage rates go lower for longer and we don’t get more new listings in 2024, then home prices can grow faster in 2024 because we will have the same issue as before: too many people chasing too few homes. We haven’t had new listings data break over 90,000 in the peak seasons of 2021, 2022 or 2023.

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February 2022 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

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.

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

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. ——-.

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Mostly Positive Start to 2024 Housing Activity in Seattle/King County

Will Springer Realtor

The true barometer will be measured by the number of homeowners who enter the market this year – depending on lending rates and personal factors. And, despite the rise in new listings, the number of homes still on the market on Feb. Seattle led the way with a 156% increase in new listings (517) month-to-month and 4.0%

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U.S. Housing Market Collapse? Nowhere in Sight

Empire Appraisal Group

home prices are about to tumble as demand for new houses ‘craters,’ an economist warns.” Scary times: builders are slashing home prices and slowing construction as buyers pull back, survey shows” (MarketWatch). Or to discourage mortgage brokers from lending. The number of home listings remains low nationally.

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High Financing Hurdles Lead to Low Housing Activity in Seattle/King County

Will Springer Realtor

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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