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New listings data falls for third week in a row 

Housing Wire

New listings data has been moving lower over the last few weeks. The moves haven’t been significant and our weekly pending contracts data picked up this week. But, we need to see more growth in new listings data just to grow from 2023 levels.

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New listings have peaked for 2024: It’s the second-lowest year on record

Housing Wire

One of my critical forecasts for 2024 was the growth of new listings data and active inventory, even with higher mortgage rates. However, the new listings data has slightly disappointed me. New listings data I am pleased that we’ve seen new listings data grow year over year — it’s a big step forward.

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New listings data is growing and prices still aren’t crashing

Housing Wire

The rules of supply and demand economics always end up winning and weekly new listing data is key. New listing data is growing year over year, but it will be the second-lowest new listing data ever recorded in history. This contract data will grow if mortgage rates head lower and stay lower.

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Rising inventory is the most positive housing market story in 2024

Housing Wire

The peak New listings came in a bit over 75,000 weekly. When we have a standard market year, for example, between2013 to 2019, peak monthly new listings reached between 80,000 and 110,000. For context, remember that new listing data ranged between 250,000 and 400,000 per week during the housing crash bubble years.

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Mortgage rates head lower, helped by better mortgage spreads

Housing Wire

The seasonal decline period is starting soon, so we should get accustomed to seeing a decline in new listing data as the year heads toward its end. It is a bit shocking to me that new listings this week are lower than even last year: This is the lowest new listing week ever recorded.

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How are mortgage rates affecting housing demand?

Housing Wire

Weekly pending sales The Altos Research weekly pending contract data provides insights into real-time demand. Even today, the pending contract data remains resilient despite higher home prices and mortgage rates than last year. Still, when it’s all said and done, 2024 will be the second-lowest new listings year in history.

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Has spring housing demand already started?

Housing Wire

Our weekly pending contract data has shown year-over-year growth for some time now, even with elevated mortgage rates. Weekly pending sales The latest weekly pending contract data from Altos Research offers critical insights into real-time trends in housing demand. Has the spring home-buying season already begun?