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million, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) On a year-over-year basis, existing-home sales were down 3.5% And while the slower sales pace may not be great news for real estate professionals, it has resulted in an uptick in inventory , which is good news for homebuyers. After falling 2.5%
Early in 2021, when I was talking about how people should worry about home prices overheating, I had a glimmer of hope that maybe toward the end of 2021 we would be spared another seasonal collapse of inventory. Inventory always falls in the fall and winter, but I hoped it wouldn’t be a repeat of 2020. million and 6.16
They say everything is bigger in Texas — and apparently that includes housing inventory growth. According to a second-quarter 2024 report from Texas Realtors, the number of active listings from April to June of this year were up 40.8% Houston inventory was up 42.5% compared to the same period last year. and McAllen (6.8)
home prices are quickly shifting the affordability calculus for prospective homebuyers in 2021 — even though mortgage rates have remained near record lows. from a year ago to $356,700, according to the National Association of Realtors. Renovated Inventory to the Rescue. Top Markets for Renovated Inventory. Among 75 U.S.
One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. One thing that I have stressed is that higher mortgage rates can create a slowdown in demand and thus allow more inventory to accumulate through a weakness in demand. million to 1.93
A report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed an increase in pending home sales for the fourth consecutive month. Buyers appear to be done waiting for rates to fall, prompting them to enter the market to take advantage of higher inventory levels. NAR data showed a 6.1% Census Bureau.
in October — and since we are days away from December, we can officially label the 2021 housing crash bears as even worse than the 2020 housing crash bears. From the National Association of Realtors : “The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, rose 7.5% in October.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing-home sales in November rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.15 million in March 2024 , and its the highest year-over-year increase since a 23% gain in June 2021. million in March 2024 , and its the highest year-over-year increase since a 23% gain in June 2021.
year-over-year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. “The latest monthly decline is largely due to the shortage of inventory and fast-rising home prices,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. The post Pending home sales continue to slip as 2021 approaches appeared first on HousingWire.
million, according to the National Association of Realtors. You can thank a rise in housing inventory for the gains. million in June 2020 as housing inventory has slowly improved in recent months. Total housing inventory at the end of June amounted to 1.25 from May’s inventory and down 18.8% Sales climbed 22.9%
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. million in October 2021). NAR lists the current inventory at 1.22 million in October.
For the second consecutive month, existing-home sales fell, according to the latest National Association of Realtors report. The sales for March would have been measurably higher, had there been more inventory.” ” Total housing inventory at the end of March amounted to 1.07 from February’s inventory but down 28.2%
It boils down to two factors, according to housing-industry experts: a lack of housing inventory , or supply; and high demand for that limited housing stock — which also is fueling a jump in new-home sales. trillion in mortgage originations in 2021. In other words, if there were more inventory, we would have more sales happening.”
million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). year-over-year improvement, marking the first annualized increase since July 2021. Agents and consumers also have reason to celebrate due to rising inventory levels. Inventory was up 19.1% month over month in October to 3.96
Available inventory of homes for sale is on the rise in late September, which is very unusual for this time of year. In fact, inventory is growing faster than this time a year ago. What’s happening with inventory? Normally by this point in September, available inventory is declining slightly each week.
The claim by the authors that single-family rental home companies “swoop up much of the inventory” of homes from potential homebuyers is, in fact, not supported by the data in any way, shape, or form. of the nation’s total housing inventory. Rather, large companies own less than 1.5%
according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. According to Yun, limited inventory and almost non-existent distressed property sales have supported home prices, which he predicts will rise by 9.6% The post Pending home sales down nearly 25% from 2021 in August appeared first on HousingWire.
million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors on Thursday. “With news that a COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available, and with mortgage rates projected to hover around 3% in 2021, I expect the market’s growth to continue into 2021.” At the end of October, housing inventory totaled 1.42
million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday. At the end of November, housing inventory declined yet again, totaling 1.28 Housing inventory hit another record low in November, totaling 2.3 months worth of inventory. A year ago, inventory was at 3.7 This is down 9.9%
In 2021, homebuyers who successfully purchased a home viewed a median of only eight properties before completing their transaction, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors , published on Tuesday. According to NAR , low inventory is partly to blame for the homebuyers looking at fewer homes than before.
Lack of inventory is an issue builders and mortgage loan originators alike are dealing with across the nation. The inventory put a cap on how much business Marquis’ team can do, which is one of the reasons why Marquis is now licensed in 22 states. In our market here in Boston, we have incredibly low inventory.
Still, the 69,563 homes that went into contract represented a 9% decrease from the high point set in May 2021. from 55% in early July 2021, according to Redfin. from 55% in early July 2021, according to Redfin. Also noted as seasonally typical is the 16% decline in new home listings from the 2021 peak in June.
As high mortgage rates reshape the housing market, existing homes are making up a larger percentage of for-sale inventory, and homebuyers are taking notice. The available inventory of existing homes rose by 22% year over year in Q3 2034. New construction inventory has grown in recent months. Census Bureau.
Today the National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales for the month of December were at 6,760,000, a beat of estimates. If we don’t get to 6,200,000 or lower in the 2021 monthly sales print, then demand is better than I thought. Also covered in the NAR report was housing inventory.
With the industry cooling down slower than expected, LOs are having to work harder and get creative to overcome the double whammy of surging rates and a lack of inventory. from a year ago to $359,000 in January, marking 131 straight months of year over year increases, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales for April came in at 5.41 Now that we are almost in July, we can safely say the premise that once mortgage rates hit 4%, the mass panic selling of American homeowners who need to get out at all costs, driving total inventory up in the millions, hasn’t happened.
The market is still competitive, but buyers are more trepidatious than they were at the start of 2021, and less willing to pull out every stop in order to win.” In 2018-2019, total housing inventory was in the range between 1.52 million homes, according to the National Association of Realtors. million and 1.92
The National Association of Realtors ‘ existing home sales report for October came in at a solid beat of estimates at 6.34 As I wrote in my blog in 2020: “The rule of thumb I am using for 2021 is that existing home sales if they’re doing good, should be trending between 5,840,000-6,200,000. million and 6.2 million in 2020.
I have often discussed four months of supply and active inventory between 1.52 In the previous decade, active inventory ranged between 1.52 From NAR: Total housing inventory registered at the end of June was 1.32 Unsold inventory sits at a 4.1-month million and 2.4 All four major U.S. regions posted sales declines.
.” Khater added that purchase application demand is improving, but very low inventory is the major obstacle to higher home sales. Mortgage rates, for most of 2021, have stayed below 3%, in part because of aggressive monthly asset purchases by the Federal Reserve. Nevertheless, the National Association of Realtors reported 5.99
And it’s a trend that is only going to get worse, as real estate company Redfin reports that hot housing markets in major southern cities , including Austin, will become less affordable in 2021. There is currently only one month’s worth of housing inventory in Austin. Additionally, residential sales increased by 28.8%
nationally by September 2021 as higher prices erode affordability. Data from the National Association of Realtors and U.S. COVID has contributed to the acute shortage of inventory as the pace of new construction slowed and older prospective sellers postponed listing their homes until after the pandemic. by September 2021.
In 2018-2019, total housing market inventory was in the range between 1.52 million, and that level of inventory helped to drive real home-price growth in 2019 into negative territory briefly. million homes, according to the National Association of Realtors. million and 1.92 million to 5.61
The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that existing home sales for April came in at 5.61 This is something that I said would change the tone of housing, and we are seeing that result this year as sales decline and inventory picks up. from April 2021 ($340,700), as prices increased in each region. Wait, what?
The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 Inventory has broken to all-time lows, but it doesn’t look like the year-over-year data will be positive at all this year unless demand softens up. NAR Research : Unsold inventory sits at a 1.7-month
The National Association of Realtors ‘ existing home sales report for September came in at an excellent beat of estimates at 6.29 Now that we are just 10 days away from Halloween in 2021, we can all chuckle a bit at how wrong the housing bears of 2020-2021 have been. This looks perfectly normal to me.
million, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Friday. With the sizable shift in remote work, current homeowners are looking for larger homes and this will lead to a secondary level of demand even into 2021.”. One sour note was a shortage of inventory that has plagued the market since 2019. The average U.S.
On Friday, the National Association of Realtors released its pending home sales data showing a third month of declines. From NAR : “Pending home sales slumped in January, continuing what is now a three-month drop in transactions, the National Association of Realtors reported. Of the four major U.S. million – 6.2
The National Association of Realtors , via its Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of Existing Home Sales series, reported that the peak home sales volume of 6.6 million in January 2021 (when mortgage rates were 2.7%) fell to 3.9 We include details of inventory changes and the relationship to interest rates in the sections below.
After closing out 2023 with its first annual membership decline since 2012, the National Association of Realtors is still struggling with its membership count. January marked the third consecutive month of membership declines for NAR and the month’s Realtor count marks the lowest level since May 2021. This is down 2.1%
Today the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell once again to 4.80 With the home-price growth we had in 2020 and 2021, my five-year price-growth model that I set for 2020-2024 of 23% was already smashed in just two years. Total Inventory data fell in this report from 1.31 million to 1.28
The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for January came in as a big beat at 6.5 Existing home sales ended 2021 on a more positive note as mortgage demand picked up toward the end of the year. Also, we are starting the year with fresh new all-time lows in inventory. million and 6.16
The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for March came in as a miss of estimate at 5.77 However, the real story of 2022 is that the savagely unhealthy housing market continues as inventory is still lower than last year, sending home prices growth into double digits again. Unsold inventory sits at a 2.0-month
in October – the second consecutive month the index has fallen as affordability strains the market, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. Realtors cited a combination of high demand and low inventory, which are making conditions more competitive and exerting upward pressure on prices.
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