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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

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The monthly Realtors Confidence Index helps to dispel many of the myths and cut through the noise of what is currently happening in the market. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, at a time of turmoil in the real estate market. In comparison, in 2011, homes took 96 days to sell. .

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

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in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Despite the slight gain, pending contracts remain at historically low levels due to the highest mortgage rates in 20 years,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said in a statement.

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Pending home sales fell 7.1% in August

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in August, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Pending home sales, like new home sales, are based on contract signings. Mirroring the trend for new home sales , pending home sales fell 7.1%

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Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024? 

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Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August 2010. million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales dropped 4.1% in October from the prior month , reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.79

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The current challenges to increasing the homeownership gap

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As the calendar has turned to May, and the Realtor Legislative Meetings have come to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on research that was released last month and throughout early 2022. Twenty-eight percent of the home buying market last month was all-cash buyers, and for every home that went under contract, sellers saw 4.8

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The health of this housing market: Comparing 2024 data to 2011

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Consider: In the fourth quarter of 2010, 23.1% The National Association of Realtors tracks the days on market, and unlike 2011, when it took over three months, the most recent existing home sales report shows only 24 days on market this year. Last week in 2011, 396,955 homes hit the market without a contract.

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Scottsdale housing market: Not just for snowbirds anymore

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from 2010, per a recent U.S. “A lot of people list their home as ‘Coming Soon’ on Monday, go live on Friday, consider all their offers Sunday, and the house is under contract by Sunday evening,” Diaz said. Census report. The proof is in the home prices, which have shot up in Arizona since the beginning of 2020.