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Existing-home sales flop once again, but inventory is a bright spot

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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%

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Housing inventory crisis continues in 2022

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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

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Texas housing inventory jumps 40%, but prices stay flat

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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)

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Top markets for affordable renovated housing inventory

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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.

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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

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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

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Pending home sales shock 2021 housing crash bears

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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.

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Pending home sales continue to slip as 2021 approaches

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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.

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