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Inventory is 19% higher than a year ago: Altos

Housing Wire

And as a result, as inventory builds , the sales growth trend shows signs of slowing. We know that these higher mortgage rates are deterring buyers, and inventory is building. Will higher rates keep a cap on inventory like it did a year ago? Inventory is up in lock step. We’re at 19% year over year inventory gains now.

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July: Market Update for Housing Marketers

Housing Wire

Articles about rates, housing inventory and inflation were among our most popular, including: Purchase mortgage rates fall same week as Fed rate hike New home sales make it clear, housing is in a recession The nation’s housing market is on a correction course.

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Does low inventory make the market crash-proof?

Inman

On The Download this week, we're asking: Is low inventory having a protective effect on the housing market? How long can it last?

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

Housing Wire

housing market saw dramatic changes in affordability as mortgage rates skyrocketed 500 basis points. After an initial rush to get to market in Q2 2022, new listings volume fell precipitously. We can observe this trend in both the count of new listings per week and in the total number of unsold homes on the market.

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Mortgage Rates Center couples data with insight

Housing Wire

The dynamic charts are downloadable and shareable for housing professionals to leverage in sales conversations, marketing collateral and on social media. ” Data from the Mortgage Rates Center also flows to the HousingWire homepage, where the 30-year fixed mortgage rates will be presented in a new Market Glimpse module. .”

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Promising signs abound for 2024 housing market

Housing Wire

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and December is well under way, we can start looking ahead to the 2024 housing market. New listings and home sales remain low this week while available inventory of unsold homes is finally falling across the country after rising with mortgage rates late into November. Inventory is 1.2%

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Real estate’s strong 2023 housing market finish: Altos

Housing Wire

real estate market is in and it may surprise you, but pretty much all the signals for housing in 2024 are pointing for growth now. Inventory is slowly but steadily increasing over last year, which means slightly more options for buyers this spring. Each week sellers are easing back into the market a little more than last year.