Remove 2019 Remove Contracts Remove Housing Market
article thumbnail

Rising inventory is the most positive housing market story in 2024

Housing Wire

The most positive development in the housing market over 2024 has been the increase in active housing inventory , which is approaching the levels seen in 2019. Although those 2019 levels represent a five-decade low before COVID-19, the market was still functioning better than it did from 2020 to 2023.

Inventory 514
article thumbnail

Housing market outlook for 2021…and beyond

Housing Wire

With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. average during the 2010 to 2019 time period. Using CoreLogic TrueStandings data, we estimate that there will be about 20 million home mortgages outstanding at the start of 2021, with a contract interest rate of 4% or higher.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

Inventory 482
article thumbnail

Red-hot US housing market begins to cool

Housing Wire

Though the demand for homes remained strong across the United States in August, there are clear signs that the housing market is past its peak. Still, the 69,563 homes that went into contract represented a 9% decrease from the high point set in May 2021. Why today’s housing market makes speed and agility crucial for lenders.

article thumbnail

Housing market recovery threatened by mortgage rate pop

Housing Wire

The purchase market is slower to respond, and the data now is still showing the positive impact of lower rates of recent weeks. Mortgage rates bounced back up over the last couple days, and it demonstrates how fragile this housing market recovery could be. This is measuring the total count of homes that are under contract now.

article thumbnail

What happens to the housing market when mortgage rates finally come down?

Housing Wire

If we look at the housing market right now, sales are down, new listings are down and prices are decelerating. Good inflation data came in last week, the bond market rallied and mortgage rates took a notable dip below 7% for the first time in months. If so, how should we expect the housing market to react?

article thumbnail

Will 2025 finally be a “normal” housing market?

Housing Wire

Weve now been in the post-pandemic housing market recession market as long as we were in the pandemic boom. Does the housing market start to get back to normal? The number of unsold homes on the market is finally getting closer to 2019 levels. Two and a half years. We know sales are inching up, too.