Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Typically we have a natural set of new listings each year; inventory rises in the spring and summer and then falls in the fall and winter. It wasn’t the rate move that caught my attention — it was the new listing data. As you can see below, that sharp move to 6.25% caused new listing data to stall at first.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We have had two historic events that created a waterfall dive in demand recently; we now have precise data showing new listing data declining with those events, which shows how important that data line is to housing demand. Mortgage rates spiked in March, and then the new listing data started to decline at the end of June.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2023

Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active listings rose by 8,546 , and new listing data showed some growth. If that is the case, then this week’s gain in active inventory and new listings needs to be taken with a grain of salt until we get next week’s data. However, I will take what I can now.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I didn’t have to worry about this in the previous expansion — as my long-term work stated for a decade, the years 2008-2019, would have the weakest housing recovery ever. Seasonal impacts are the norm with housing, and new listing data is negative 6% year to date. NAR lists the current inventory at 1.22

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

This means all those men and women since 2012 who have been saying its housing 2008 all over again on their YouTube , Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets simply don’t have the proper training to talk about housing economics. Case in point, purchase application data is already below 2008 levels today. million listings.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2023

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. New listing data was trending at all-time lows in 2021 abd 2022 and now it’s creating a new all-time low trend in 2023.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

In Denver in particular, new listings increased 29.12% month-over-month and 22.63% year-over-year. Active listings at month’s end rose 13.14% to 5,511 homes, an astounding 45.87% gain year-over-year. Foreclosure activity Unlike the aftermath of the 2008 crash, the current real estate landscape sees muted foreclosure activity.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2023

Yes, we found the seasonal bottom for housing inventory on April 14, but this year’s rise in active listings has been tepid at best. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Total active listings grew 662 weekly, and new listing data is still trending at all-time lows. This doesn’t appear to be the case for 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2023

Weekly housing inventory Since new listing data was trending at all-time lows in 2023, some feared we wouldn’t see the typical spring inventory increase. After the last few weeks , we can put that fear aside: we are finally getting the seasonal increase in active listing. didn’t go into recession until 2008.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

17-24), Inventory fell from 437,282 to 430,395 The recent inventory bottom was in 2022 at 240,194 The inventory peak for 2023 was 569,898 For context, active listings for this week in 2015 were 958,304 New listings data New listings data is growing year over year and increasing week to week, but I wish we were seeing more significant growth.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 1, 2024

If I am wrong and mortgage rates go lower for longer and we don’t get more new listings in 2024, then home prices can grow faster in 2024 because we will have the same issue as before: too many people chasing too few homes. We haven’t had new listings data break over 90,000 in the peak seasons of 2021, 2022 or 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2023

Active inventory fell 1,109, and new listing data made a lovely comeback week to week but was still noticeably down year over year. One piece of good news last week was that the new listing data, which saw a significant collapse two weeks ago, rebounded excellently to return to a usual trend.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

months of the supply is active listings, 68K 5 months of the supply is still under construction, 280K 1.6 The majority of inventory comes from the existing home sales market and if you compare it to 2008, back then we didn’t even have 200,000 homes available for sale and currently we are at 68,000.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Underwater mortgages where borrowers owe more on their home than what it is worth pose a risk of foreclosure and hinder people from selling their homes, something that was rampant after 2008. Unlike in 2008, we will likely experience fewer foreclosures during the next recession when it happens.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Some of this week’s inventory decline was helped by western Florida, which had a lot of withdrawn listings and very few new listings due to the two hurricanes. New listings tick up New listings ticked up to 63,000 plus 10,000 more immediate sales. That happened in the 2008 bubble burst.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

There is one simple reason for this: it’s not 2008. However, the glaring difference today versus the recession of 2008, is that in 2007 the builders had to deal with over 4 million active listings as competition for their pricey new homes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

However, weeks after that call, the new listing data started to decline noticeably, which makes that call much harder to happen in 2023. However, I acknowledge that the housing dynamics have changed a lot since that forecast in June as new listing data declined. million in 2023. million for 2023. Housing recession.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

In the nearby metro area of Cape Coral-Fort Myers , active single-family inventory over the previous 90 days averaged 6,500 listings as of March 15, above its March 2020 level of 5,044 listings and approaching its March 2019 level of 7,243 listings. Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

In Portland, Oregon, for example, one loan officer noted that new listings doubled in the second half of May from 800 to 1,900 new listings. In Seattle, Dan Keller reported 47% of all listings had price reductions. Inventory is projected to increase significantly higher than originally forecasted for the year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

It happened in 2008 and then didn’t happen again until 2023. In the CNBC interview, I stressed that we do have one positive on the inventory side of things: we are seeing new listings data growth. We have a big difference in the data on single-family permits and 5-unit permits.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2023

For those calling for a massive inventory spike since 2008, the last few years have not gone as planned. New listings data has been trending at the lowest levels recorded in history for more than 12 months.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s not unusual for a little jump in new listings in September. The fact that home prices are up year over year just helps us see that there is no 2008 apocalypse happening. The price of the newly listed properties this week popped up a bit. The price of the new listings is more volatile each week.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Since they were distressed forced sellers, inventory skyrocketed in 2006 and stayed very elevated in 2007 and 2008. One issue that has created a waterfall dive in purchase application data and sales is that new listing data is declining faster than usual. Total inventory levels. NAR: Total Inventory levels 1.22

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

This kind of activity was happening years before the job-loss recession happened in 2008. There is a better case that we can get below 4 million if mortgage rates stay high and new listing data starts its seasonal decline in the data. Also, their wages are rising faster in an inflationary period.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While there is no doubt it is a seller’s market in Peoria, Van Cleve said many potential sellers are hesitant to list. Although housing market conditions may be challenging heading into the spring season, agents in the inventory-strapped state are optimistic that new listings will soon be coming to market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

With mortgage rates also falling, I am hopeful that more people will list their homes and buy another, so we can get back to a more functional housing market. One of my biggest concerns for housing started at the end of June 2022: once mortgage rates got above 6%, the new listing data began to decline faster and earlier than normal.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

The median price of the new listings this week is $399,900. As the summer progresses, each subsequent week of new listings gets priced at a slight discount to the previous weeks. During the GFC, inventory rose in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. If you’re shopping for a home today, then the median price is $450,000.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

The chart (below) puts it in sharp focus: Except for the pandemic year of 2020 when there were 2559 new listings that April, last month was the slowest April since at least 2008 when easy access to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data became available. Where are all the sellers? There are 1.7 months in Seattle and 1.2

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Boston Appraisal

JULY 22, 2019

The rise in stock is not always due to the appearance of new listings, but also the result of properties sitting on the market. In New England, the increase in the number of listings—especially in the single-family home market—is barely keeping up with the demand boosted by favorable mortgage interest rates.

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Boston Appraisal

JULY 22, 2019

The rise in stock is not always due to the appearance of new listings, but also the result of properties sitting on the market. In New England, the increase in the number of listings—especially in the single-family home market—is barely keeping up with the demand boosted by favorable mortgage interest rates.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is in spite of a decrease in new listings, and overall homes listed were at their lowest level since 2008 in South Florida. Unlike Northern states, South Florida inventory is rising, with 2023 ending above 2021 and 2022 levels.

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Cornerstone

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The housing crash of 2008 resulted in more than nine million households losing their homes to a short sale, foreclosure, or bank surrender. Today’s market can handle a million (or more) new listings. When the market was flooded with foreclosures in 2008, these homes only added to the surplus of homes listed for sale.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 4, 2023

But every year, the inventory-to-sales ratio spikes in January and February as transactions crater and the first new listings start to come online in anticipation of the spring open house season, which can set bad things in motion in times of stress.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consequently, we’re witnessing the lowest number of new listings since 2000. The hesitation to lose rates in the 3% range, coupled with concerns about higher monthly payments upon buying again, has resulted in a scarcity of new listings.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 30, 2024

2023 Sees the Lowest Number of Homes Listed in Fifteen Years There was a 10% decrease in the number of new listings compared to 2022, with 113,883 homes listed in South Florida, down from 126,545. This hesitancy, spanning two years, has resulted in the lowest number of new listings since 2008.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Realtor.com reported that our broader market (including Bellevue and Tacoma) experienced the sharpest rise in new listings compared with last year, up 42%. The 14% monthly rise in King County new listings included a shocking 52% surge in Seattle (1430 units). The number of Active listings is another eye-opener.

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