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Housing market inventory is starting to recover

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. “The March pace was the second strongest since 2006, surpassed only by this past December’s reading,” Duncan said. Suburban multifamily housing construction is also benefitting from this trend.” Suburban multifamily housing construction is also benefitting from this trend.” from February.

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Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?

Housing Wire

It’s an excellent time to discuss housing inventory. How can housing inventory be so low today when it skyrocketed back in 2009? As you can see below, the inventory keeps falling from 2014 levels, and even with the weakness in demand this year, we are nowhere close to 2013 levels, let alone 2018 levels. What is going on here?

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How to grow housing supply in 2021

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months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. For now, though, the low inventory means housing starts have legs to move higher. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. If supply goes over 6.5

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Mortgage rates remain under 3% for third week in a row

Housing Wire

Even though inventory is grappling with the power that record low rates hold, borrowers are still racing to the end of the bidding line, as March housing starts jumped nearly 20% month over month to the highest level since 2006, per the latest report from Redfin.

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Housing starts increase, but builders still lack supplies

Housing Wire

million in June, as construction companies broke ground on a greater number of both single-family and multifamily buildings last month. It’s the third-highest number of housing starts builders have broken ground on in one month since May of 2006, a sign of strong buyer demand. Housing starts increased 6.3% to a rate of 1.64

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U.S. home prices hit 14-year high in October

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from its former high in July 2006. Home prices have continued to increase this year as a result of low inventory and high demand for homes. Larger homes have become more popular as more homeowners are working from home, becoming a main driver for construction. census divisions, reported an 8.4% The National Index is now up 24.5%

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Housing starts are rising, despite cost to buyers

Housing Wire

More than a quarter of single-family homes for sale during the first quarter were new-construction homes — nearly 26%, and March housing starts jumped nearly 20% month over month to the highest level since 2006, per the latest report from Redfin. A healthy housing market is considered roughly six months of supply.

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