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The ugly side of housing: low inventory

Housing Wire

After eight months of consecutive gains, the consequences of low inventory finally caught up with the housing market in February. An index of 100 is equivalent to the level of pending sales in 2001. However, Yun indicated that even homes priced between $500,000 and $1 million are subject to the same low-inventory drama.

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Employment gains could help housing inventory

Housing Wire

“The prime-age labor force participation rate fell in the aftermath of the Great Recession and it took a decade to return to the pre-Great Recession average (2001-2007) of 83%,” Kushi said. The post Employment gains could help housing inventory appeared first on HousingWire. Presented by: CreditXpert.

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Pending home sales plummet to all-time low in May: NAR

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. According to industry analysts, this is the lowest index reading recorded since NAR began collecting the data in 2001. Kushi added that more buyers may be enticed back into the market if mortgage rates continue to fall and inventory levels continue to rise.

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Pending home sales bounce back in June: NAR

Housing Wire

A reading of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. According to industry analysts, May’s index value was the lowest reading recorded since NAR began collecting the data in 2001. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun attributed some of the uptick to an increase in housing inventory.

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Pending home sales pick up in February: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Ongoing job gains are clearly increasing demand along with more inventory.” from January to February due to steadily growing inventory. Overall, active inventory grew 14.8% higher than one year ago. higher than one year ago.

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Pending home sales were flat in April, but the South is a bright spot

Housing Wire

“Elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty, along with still-low inventory, means that new pending sales were down more than 20% from a year ago, and were lower even compared to 2019 levels.” An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Regionally, the Midwest (78.4), South (99.6), and West (62.2)

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Pending home sales fall to their lowest level in two decades

Housing Wire

Pending home sales in October fell to their lowest level since 2001. It dropped on an annual basis for the sixth consecutive month NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun is optimistic that declining mortgage rates will help qualify more home buyers in the months ahead, but limited housing inventory will remain the sticking point.