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New homes account for the highest share of sales since 2005

Housing Wire

The housing market in 2024 was about as frustrating for the real estate industry as you can imagine. Thats the highest share for new sales since 2005, which was during the building boom driven by cheaper housing, looser credit requirements and high demand for mortgage-backed securities. of all transactions. million.

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Where Is Housing Inventory Rising the Most?

Appraisal Buzz

has experienced two decades of slow but steady housing market growth, paired with inventory growth that has suffered through both the Great Recession and the pandemic. In 2023, total inventory hit 144 million housing units, a 16.7% increase from 2005. The rest of the South contributed as well.

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Cincinnati’s housing market in a word? Unpredictable

Housing Wire

The housing market got some much needed relief in the fall when mortgage rates began to drop, but it was short lived. The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale.

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Texas cities lead the way for medium-density housing growth

Housing Wire

has focused on single-family and multifamily inventory growth to boost supply and affordability. But StorageCafe found that in 2023, most states overlooked one key solution to the affordability crisis: more inventory of “middle housing.” The report draws considerable attention to middle housing inventory growth.

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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. The fear of not having an increase in inventory this spring should be put to rest. Since 2020, the seasonal inventory bump has happened later than usual — not until March or April.

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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. Weekly housing inventory The numbers this week are unfortunate: inventory should be growing like it does at this time every year.

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Comparing this housing market recession to 2008

Housing Wire

As we close out 2022, it’s time to reflect on a historic year for the housing market, which was even crazier than the COVID-19 year of 2020. A few months ago, I was asked to go on CNBC and talk about why I call this a housing recession and why this year reminds me a lot of 2018, but much worse on the four items above.