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

Housing Wire

That means currently just over 700,000 single-family homes are unsold, with about 10% of those going into contract each week, and another 75,000 new listings. But still, there are about 300,000 fewer homes on the market now than in August of 2019. And eight states have more unsold inventory than in 2019.

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September single-family housing starts reached highest level since 2007

Housing Wire

above the September 2019 rate of 1.274 million, the Bureau said. “The housing market is being constrained by the lack of inventory, with both new and existing homes being sold faster than new listings are arriving.”. above the September 2019 rate of 1.437 million. “While starts were up 10.4%

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The housing market is losing steam

Housing Wire

This has dampened new home sales and quickened home-price growth.” ” Mark Palim, deputy chief economist at Fannie Mae , said anecdotal reports of builders delaying or turning down orders to clear a growing construction backlog appears to be borne out by the recent housing starts data. percent,” Palim said Tuesday.

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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

New Orleans, San Antonio, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville are among the locales that posted the slowest month-over-month price growth in March. There are places where new construction relieved some pressure, and where homeowners are less locked into their mortgage, but not in the nation’s most expensive metros.

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Logan Mohtashami’s 2023 housing market forecast

Housing Wire

Going back to 2013, I have stressed that my affordability index gets tripped up if mortgage rates get above 5.875% , and wrote about this in 2019 as we were about to enter my critical period of 2020-2024. Since 2019, the critical factor for my economic work has been the 10-year yield breaking 1.94%. million in 2023. million for 2023.

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Sellers Slash List Prices as Buyers Face Record High Home Costs

Appraisal Buzz

New listings: New listings rose most in San Jose, CA (32.7%), Seattle (31.2%) and Denver (31.1%). They fell most in Atlanta (-7.7%), New Orleans (-4.4%) and Greensboro, NC (-4.3%). Active listings: Active listings rose most in North Port, FL (51.1%), Tampa (46%) and Cape Coral (45.1%). Ongoing U.S.

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Higher rates flip the homebuilders’ fortunes (again)

Housing Wire

months of the supply is active listings, 68K 5 months of the supply is still under construction, 280K 1.6 When we look at active listings today, we are still at 980,000, near all-time lows, even with the recent massive hit to demand. To get more inventory you need more Americans to list their homes. When supply is 4.3

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