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Eight states now have more unsold inventory than in 2019. Here’s why.

Housing Wire

But still, there are about 300,000 fewer homes on the market now than in August of 2019. Florida and Arizona have 70% more homes unsold on the market now than last year, while New York has only 10% more. So rather than comparing to last year, the closest we get to a “normal” market is to use 2019 as a baseline.

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Why we can’t build our way out of this hot housing market

Housing Wire

During the previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019, the housing market was subject to the constant refrain of build more homes. The previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019 was the weakest housing recovery ever. Because that period followed a housing boom and bust when inventory was overbuilt.

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New Forecast Pinpoints 2025’s Top Housing Markets

Appraisal Buzz

Realtor.com has revealed its Top Housing Markets for 2025 , highlighting the areas ready for growth in the year ahead. Inventory on the Rise While the nations housing inventory remains a challenge, a recovery is underway, with the number of homes for sale in November notching the highest mark since December 2019.

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Housing starts report confirms housing market recovery

Housing Wire

The Census report on new construction showed a whopping 22.6% increase above the revised June estimate in housing starts in July. This means we can add housing starts to our growing collection of V-shaped recovery charts for the 2020 housing market. We spent parts of 2019 whittling down the excess inventory.

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The biggest risk to the housing market right now

Housing Wire

housing market this year? If we stick to the facts, however, we can glean a few important take-homes as to what risks the housing market faces for 2021 and beyond. First and foremost, it is important to remember that more Americans are buying homes with mortgages in 2020 and 2021 than any single year from 2008-2019.

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The housing market is losing steam

Housing Wire

year over year, suggesting a slowdown in the housing market, according to a recent report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Last year was the strongest year in the housing market for new home sales in over a decade,” he said. In 2018-2019, total housing market inventory was in the range between 1.52

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Beware of gloom and doom housing market crash headlines

Housing Wire

I’m talking about housing market crash headlines. The housing data has been wild this year. These dramatic peaks and valleys in the data have fed the demons of greed and fear that infest the minds our extreme housing bulls and the fierce housing market bears – leading to equally wild speculations about the future of U.S.