Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Buyers facing high mortgage rates are pulling out of their home-purchase agreements at the highest rate in nearly a year. of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. A lot of sellers are also willing to let buyers slip away because they don’t want to concede to repair requests,” Morre said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The Federal Reserve has had to drastically raise interest rates to quell inflation, which has resulted in far fewer buyers and even fewer sellers.”. Only when inflation is tamed will mortgage rates retreat and boost home purchasing power for buyers.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Meanwhile, new home sales , which are also a measure of contract signings, reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 661,000 in January, up 1.5% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) decreased to 74.3 in January, down from 77.3 in December.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Looking ahead Confronted with limited existing home inventory, many buyers have pivoted to newly constructed homes. But new listings activity grew by 9.1% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased to 77.3 in November.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

Total Inventory had been growing from 2001-2005; total listings data in 2005 was at the higher historical range of 2.5 million listings. Today, we stand at 1,310,000 active listings. Today, we stand at 1,310,000 active listings. I don’t need to see total active listing get back to the historical range of 2-2.5

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 30, 2024

If we were to pinpoint the standout factor, it would be the remarkably low number of homes listed, the lowest in over two decades. This scarcity in inventory had the effect of keeping prices high, but there was a substantial decrease in sales, approximately 19%, leaving prospective buyers eager. Maine Sales Decreased by 18.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Sellers accused NAR and other defendants of unlawfully inflating compensation paid to agents to bring financially qualified buyers to homes.Potential members of the class action can send objections or comments about the settlement to the court. With the settlement, a wave of new listings hit the market in the past several weeks.

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