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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 newlistings activity grew by 9.1% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased to 77.3 in November.
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% Overall active inventory improved 7.9% from December’s annualized rate.
While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. From the index : I know it seems strange, but existing home sales are falling, and the monthly supply of new homes is at 10.9 Housing inventory issue with no booming demand.
Rates last month surged to 7.23%—the highest since 2001 – sending the typical homebuyer’s monthly payment up significantly from last year. Home prices not expected to fall Home prices are high due to competition among buyers for limited inventory in the market. Year-over-year newlistings were down 14.4%. The median U.S.
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%
Housing inventory nationwide flipped from oversupply to undersupply about a dozen years ago when consumers and the banking industry began to slowly rebound financially from the Great Recession. America’s shortfall is most acute with the most vulnerable, as affordable housing inventory has been shrinking for decades. bath , 5546 sq.
million housing units since 2001. Some highlights from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (through July): The combined number of condo, townhome and single-family homes on the market as of Aug. However, we are miles from a balanced market, with King County total active listings still 31% fewer than this time last year.
Inventory continues to shrink to levels not seen since the days of disco, shag carpets and pet rocks. Amid unusually low inventory and an anticipated growing buyer pool, the median price of a single-family home will climb beyond $1M in Seattle’s summer months. List: $33.9M ($3291/sq. at this time in 2023 (quite optimistic!).
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