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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. A healthy housing market is considered roughly six months of supply. Tightened supply was largely responsible for a 10.6%

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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 lack of available homes on the market is taking a toll on the marginal buyer who is feeling an affordability squeeze.

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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. to an index reading of 73.7.

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Pending home sales dip as “seesaw” market continues

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, the first year examined. The volume of existing-home sales in 2001 was within the range of 5 to 5.5 The “seesaw” nature of pending home sales could indicate a turning point for the housing market, according to Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist.

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Jump in pending home sales foreshadows positive end to the market in 2024

Housing Wire

Despite the recent rise in mortgage rates, early indicators suggest that the housing market is pointed in the right direction. The PHSI is benchmarked at 100 in 2001. The latest signal comes from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which shows sales in October growing 5.4%

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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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