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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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

The real estate landscape witnessed significant developments in 2023, as the New Hampshire market saw a historic low in listings. This scarcity in inventory exerted upward pressure on prices, although it coincided with a 19% decline in sales. Lowest number homes listed in recorded history, decreased by 15.1%

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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

APRIL 9, 2024

It was particularly true on the Eastside, where sales surged 52% from February to March and 9% year-on-year (YoY) and inventory narrowed to under a month (29 days) before all homes for sale would theoretically be under contract if no others hit the market. months (20 days) of available inventory. Inventory stood at 1.3

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 11, 2024

The number of homes going under contract fell from April to May by 13% in Seattle to 876 units and slipped 1.2% In addition, the rate of Seattle homes under contract within 30 days on the market fell from 62% in April to 57% last month; Eastside homes found buyers in four weeks or less 71% of the time in May, down from 74% in April.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Eastside led the way with a 33% drop-off in new listings (420) and Seattle fell 31% (586). By comparison, there were exactly 2900 new listings across our county in November 20 years ago. Notably, the Eastside saw a 25% decline in Pending sales (homes under contract) but are still 9.2% Inventory was at 1.9

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Housing inventory nationwide flipped from oversupply to undersupply about a dozen years ago when consumers and the banking industry began to slowly rebound financially from the Great Recession. America’s shortfall is most acute with the most vulnerable, as affordable housing inventory has been shrinking for decades.

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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

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

OCTOBER 10, 2023

First a look at September’s numbers: A wave of last-chance listings for the year hit the market after Labor Day. That increased new listings by 7.5% (2884) and available homes on the market by 12% (3602) between Sept. Seattle alone saw a 29% (1213) monthly increase in new listings. Single-family inventory is 1.8

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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

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 Meantime, condo inventory stands at 1.6 There are 1.3

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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

MAY 9, 2023

month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 Legislation related to transit-oriented development did not pass. Falling new inventory is constraining transaction volumes while also supporting higher home prices. Kitchen and bath professionals are reporting 3.9-month

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It is developing several single-family and multifamily communities in King and Snohomish counties. The company forecasts an 8% YoY increase in new communities for 2021 across the U.S. ” Forward-thinking developers will go beyond trails and lap pools, “which have become ordinary,” suggests the experts from Burns.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

. >> The City of Seattle includes about 375,000 homes and estimates it needs to build 152,000 market-rate units by 2045 to catch up with the city’s growing population, according to the Office of Planning and Community Development. Inventories are on the rise, so much so that one area is now considered a buyer’s market.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 8, 2022

The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011. While the number of new listings in June jumped 8.2% While the number of new listings in June jumped 8.2%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

People love experiences to fill their memory bank and social media feed – and real estate developers are listening. Residents want to enjoy memorable moments within their community, according to research from The New Homes Trends Institute. The number of new listings in the previous month and remaining on the market as of Oct.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

While these are promising developments, there will always be the affordability question. That includes 621 fewer Pending contracts in April 2022 than the previous April, as the net number of new listings remains on average lower than in years past. Inventories rose in the past month across the county (0.8

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As part of the project, developers are sketching out plans for a pair of office towers at least 41 stories tall on a 4.6-acre New listings are up 6.3% Condo sales are in a similar boat, with new listings higher – by 4.3% across King and up 17% in Seattle and the Eastside – while active listings are falling 3.3%

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

People are looking at higher prices, there’s slim pickings in inventory and now we have higher mortgage rates.”. The House version, HB 1782 , is backed by developer and Realtor® lobbyists, Habitat for Humanity and environmental groups, according to The Seattle Times. Inventory remains a big concern. CONDO NEWS.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Housing starts – the number of units builders would begin if development kept pace for the next 12 months – increased 19% nationally to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 >> The lack of inventory to keep real estate moving is confirmed with the latest data on U.S. Total inventories were little changed from March to April.

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Empire Appraisal Group

MARCH 16, 2023

Houses received multiple strong offers soon after a house went on the market, often going under contract within a matter of days. Over time, as more houses closed at higher prices, comps continued to support atypical list prices. The first is Active Inventory , which is the number of homes actively on the market at a particular time.

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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 aspect of rising housing prices is ballooning materials costs for new home builders. Is this the beginning of a housing bubble, 2021-style? “I

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

Well, I am only a single real estate professional with one opinion but, for me, the solution includes enacting a blend of corporate and federal dollars toward incentivizing the development of affordable for-purchase housing that targets under-served communities whose residents would otherwise find homeownership difficult to achieve.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

Urban planners have a name for it: the 15-minute neighborhood and it is already in development in parts of the country, including Seattle. Where would you like to see this type of neighborhood development? Inventory across our area remains extremely low. Make sure residents can get to their employer and to a jobs center.

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