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New listings data falls for third week in a row 

Housing Wire

New listings data has been moving lower over the last few weeks. But, we need to see more growth in new listings data just to grow from 2023 levels. 2023 new listings data was the lowest ever on record, so it’s already a low bar.

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The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022

Housing Wire

After an initial rush to get to market in Q2 2022, new listings volume fell precipitously. In July 2022, new listings volume per week dropped from 90,000 at the end of June to approximately 74,000 just after the July 4th holiday. By Q1 2022, 80% of mortgage holders were locked in with their incredibly cheap financing.

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Residential real estate activity picks up despite low inventory

Housing Wire

After a slow start to the year, housing markets in upstate New York have also started to pick up, with bidding wars and multiple offers becoming more common. A key factor suppressing new listings is the prevalence of homeowners with historically low interest rates on their existing mortgages, reducing the incentive to sell and move.

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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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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.” Very few new construction homes are going up in our area,” Diamond said. “Sales from 2022 to 2023 were down 14%,” Mark Fischer, the CEO of the Indiana Realtors Association , said. “We Data from Altos Research backs up Fischer’s observations.

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A look at Knoxville’s hot housing market

Housing Wire

“I never know how my day is going to go, because when a new listing comes on the market in Knoxville, the race is on. ” Grebe said 78% of homes sold in May went for list price or above, and 40% of those sold for at least 26% above list price. “It’s a daily hustle for me,” he said.

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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.