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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

Housing Wire

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings. homeowners insurance policy was roughly $1,700 in 2023. In comparison, the average U.S.

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Housing Market Tracker: A wild week for rates

Housing Wire

It was a wild ride for the housing market last week! New listings data fell, however, active inventory grew. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Total active listings grew by 3,809 weekly, but new listings are still trending at all-time lows. Purchase application data fell 4.8% From the St.

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Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates over 7%

Housing Wire

Active housing inventory , thankfully, saw some decent growth last week. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory grew 8,914 week to week, even though new listing data is still trending at all-time lows in 2023. Weekly housing inventory The growth in active listing inventory has been tepid this year.

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Housing Market Tracker: Purchase apps surprise

Housing Wire

Active housing inventory grew while new listing data fell. This dynamic changed the housing market from one where home sales were crashing to one that is now stabilized. 9 is a critical date because that’s when the housing market turned. I explain how this happened in this recent podcast.

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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory grows

Housing Wire

The spring housing market music is playing, and purchase application data and active listing inventory rose together last week. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active listing rose 8,260 week to week, down a bit from last week’s gain, but I’m not complaining — anything on the plus side is positive.

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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory falls

Housing Wire

Just when I thought it was safe to say we were getting more traditional spring housing inventory , we hit a snag last week, as active inventory and new listings declined. However, one thing is for sure, housing is not going to crash due to large-scale panic-selling — a scare tactic of late 2021 that didn’t work then or now.

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Housing Market Tracker: Active listings barely budge

Housing Wire

The rise of active listings in this spring housing market reminds me of a zombie slowly rising from its grave. Yes, we found the seasonal bottom for housing inventory on April 14, but this year’s rise in active listings has been tepid at best. Can you imagine the housing market at that point?