Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

The New Years week was expected to be slow, so it’s no surprise that new listings and sales are down. The Christmas and New Year’s holidays fell on Wednesdays this year, which messes up two full weeks in terms of getting home sales done and tracking the numbers. Those will start rebounding in next weeks data.

Inventory 448

Inventory New Listings Contracts Sellers 448

Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

New contracts for home purchases are coming in very low this month. Buyer activity has been dropping for several weeks and there are now fewer homes in contract than a year ago. Buyer activity has been dropping for several weeks and there are now fewer homes in contract than a year ago. When will that be? I have no idea.

Mortgage 396

Mortgage Inventory New Listings Contracts 396

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When we released the HousingWire 2025 forecast paper earlier this month, we discussed how we assume continued inventory growth in 2025, but at a slower pace of appreciation than we saw this year. The 2025 lines will trend higher, even closer to the old normal levels. This level of new listings will lead to inventory growth.

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New Listings Inventory Sellers Contracts 397

Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. increase between 2024 and 2025 to a pace of 5.35 increase between 2024 and 2025 to a pace of 5.35

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Weekly pending sales The Altos Research weekly pending contract data provides insights into real-time demand. Even today, the pending contract data remains resilient despite higher home prices and mortgage rates than last year. Still, when it’s all said and done, 2024 will be the second-lowest new listings year in history.

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Mortgage Inventory New Listings Contracts 514

Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

So while we can see currently the prices of home sales holding up, the signals for the end of 2024 and into 2025 seem to suggest we’re heading for flat home prices. New listings Each week this spring we’ve been tracking the new listings volume. In total, new listings data is 14% more than last year.

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New Listings Inventory Contracts Sellers 511

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2024

We also see growth in our pending contract data compared to 2022 and 2023. Weekly pending sales The weekly pending contract data from Altos Research offers an insightful look into real-time housing demand. New listings havent hit the numbers I hoped for this year; I got close, but its off by 5,000.

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New Listings Inventory Contracts Housing Market 505

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Despite this, we had positive data on existing home sales , purchase applications, and our weekly pending contract figures. Total active listings are experiencing their traditional seasonal decline, but with less than two weeks left in the year, its evident that there are ready homebuyers in America. Weekly inventory change (Dec.

Housing Market 505

Housing Market Marketing Inventory New Listings 505

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

With just a few local market exceptions, home prices nationally will finish the year up again and will go into 2025 with some upward momentum. The median price of the homes that went into contract this week — these are the new purchase offers with contracts pending — is now 6% greater than last year.

Inventory 476

Inventory New Listings Sellers Contracts 476

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Inventory, new listings, sales, and prices all dipped this week. The election took up a lot of peoples’ lives last week, and that obviously delayed some listing and sales activity, plus we’ve had spiking mortgage rates. I’m now looking forward to 2025 when the data comes in each week.

Housing Market 397

Housing Market Marketing Inventory New Listings 397

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This week, we count 14% more homes in the contract pending stage now than a year ago. Another tricky part of communicating this news is that home sales aren’t suddenly great. New listings rise There were just under 61,000 new listings unsold this week. For whatever reason, the trend seems to be holding now.

Inventory 396

Inventory New Listings Sellers Contracts 396

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

New listings Last week, 59,000 new single-family listings came to market. New listings volume continues to run ahead of last year and we see more sellers than last year. In fact, last week, after including the 16,000 immediate sales, there were 24% more new listings than the same week a year ago.

Inventory 468

Inventory New Listings Sellers Contracts 468

Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2025

After inching downward at the beginning of the month, mortgage rates reversed course halfway through December and have been rising sincein part because the Federal Reserve projected fewer 2025 interest-rate cuts than anticipated. of homes that went under contract that month. New listings fell 1.6% a year earlier.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

New listing numbers are low There were just 59,000 new listings unsold this week for single-family homes. There were another 10,000 new listings that immediately sold. Pending home sales stay the same There were 64,000 new contracts pending this week for single-family homes.

Inventory 458

Inventory New Listings Contracts Buyers 458

Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

There’s nothing in the data that says 2024 is going to accelerate, so the most optimistic scenario we’re watching for is stability and maybe poised for a sales recovery in 2025. New listings come at slow rate On the new listings side, we’ve covered the slow rate of sellers now for two full years.

Inventory 444

Inventory New Listings Sellers Buyers 444

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Additionally, our pending contracts are still reflecting double-digit year-over-year growth. Weekly pending sales The weekly pending contract data from Altos Research gives us a great peek into real-time housing demand. Lets look at this weeks Tracker data to see if this trend can continue for the rest of 2024.

Mortgage 448

Mortgage Inventory New Listings Contracts 448

Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 12, 2024

Inventory, New Listings and Pending Sales Overview New listings increased by 7.9% more new listings compared to last year. New listings are still 23.3% Inventory (the number of listings active at any time during the month) in May increased by 7.4% through May 2025. There were 12.6%

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Sellers Buyers New Listings Home Value 397

Appraisal Buzz

JULY 12, 2024

Now is a good time–at least compared to the recent past–for serious house hunters to get under contract on a home,” said Daryl Fairweather, Chief Economist at Redfin. Compared to 28% two years prior, 40% of the residences on the market had been listed for at least two months without receiving a contract. overall and by 7.3%

Contracts 370

Contracts Inventory Buyers Sellers 370

Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

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. That implies that in 2025, inventory tightens in the destination states and probably eases a bit in the outbound states.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The median price of the homes in contract is higher than last year and the new sales each week are up a few percent over last year. We could see inventory from distressed sellers emerge in 2025. Last year if you listed your home in July, you priced at a discount because there were no buyers. There was no crash.

Real Estate 369

Real Estate Marketing Inventory Contracts 369

Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in four years today—either by 25 or 50 basis points—and continue through 2025. New listings, seasonally adjusted 526,740 1.6% Total homes for sale, seasonally adjusted (active listings) 1,636,415 -0.3% New listings rose 1.6%

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New Listings Buyers Housing Market Real Estate Agent 195

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

If an uptick in housing inventory and more favorable interest rates materialize in 2025, you’ll still need to find creative ways to generate buzz for your listings and expand your client network. Listing and marketing properties is a complicated process. We love Coffee & Contracts for social media marketing.

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Open Houses Real Estate Tools Agents 448

Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

We know buyers are eager to purchase properties, as 39% more homes went under contract in January (1719 units) compared with the previous – admittedly quiet – month. And, despite the rise in new listings, the number of homes still on the market on Feb. in Q1 2025 (6.3%) 5.6% in Q2 2025 (6.2%) 5.6% from a year ago.

New Listings 57

New Listings Buyers Inventory Lending 57

Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 9, 2024

It was particularly true on the Eastside, where sales surged 52% from February to March and 9% year-on-year (YoY) and inventory narrowed to under a month (29 days) before all homes for sale would theoretically be under contract if no others hit the market. However, we are missing the typical boost of sellers. and end next year at about 6.0%.

Marketing 63

Marketing Inventory Buyers Sellers 63

Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Consumers considering a change of address are holding out amid forecasts for lower mortgage interest rates in 2025. Meantime, the number of contract listings – known as Pending sales – rose 6.1% The 14% monthly rise in King County new listings included a shocking 52% surge in Seattle (1430 units). was up 27% YoY.

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Housing Market Marketing Construction Buyers 68

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

Many sellers are hesitating to put their homes on the market, therefore, the number of new listings is down year over year. Connecticut consistently has the lowest inventory of all New England states, and therefore the lowest chance of prices dropping. However, a more active market is anticipated for 2025.

Inventory 55

Inventory Sellers Buyers Real Estate 55

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

Highlighted in this report are the average sale prices for single-family, condominiums, and multi-family homes in Rhode Island along with the number of homes listed for sale and placed under contract. Pending Home Sales (contracts accepted) The number of homes placed under contract increased by 1.1%

Sellers 52

Sellers Real Estate Buyers Contracts 52

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

2024 New Hampshire mid-year housing report For this New Hampshire Mid-Year Report, we are focusing on three property types: single-family homes, condominiums, and multi-family homes along with the number of homes listed for sale and placed under contract. Data provided by PrimeMLS then compared to the prior year.

Sellers 47

Sellers Buyers Contracts Real Estate 47

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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New Listings Real Estate Contracts Open Houses 36

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

Highlighted in this report are the average sale prices for single-family, condominiums, and multi-family homes in Massachusetts along with the number of homes listed for sale, placed under contract, and price adjustments. Pending Home Sales (contracts accepted) The number of homes placed under contract increased by 0.8%

Sellers 59

Sellers Buyers Real Estate Contracts 59

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

Highlighted in this report are the average sale prices for single-family, condominiums, and multi-family homes in Maine along with the number of homes listed for sale and placed under contract. The Maine housing market had a somewhat unique trend compared to other states in New England.

Sellers 54

Sellers Real Estate Buyers Contracts 54

Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% Two data points stood out from the latest report by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service: The aforementioned new listings for all homes in the county – 2684 – is at a low not seen for an August since records were shared with brokers (like me) dating back to the mid-1990s.

Finance 68

Finance Inventory Construction Buyers 68

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 29, 2024

Last year, we published a report that covers the first half of 2024 which exhibited the least number of homes listed over a 6-month period (two consecutive quarters) since records have been kept (red line). This year, listings have taken a turn and increased back up to previous levels. over this timeframe in 2023.

Sellers 51

Sellers Buyers Insurance Inventory 51

Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 13, 2024

The number of buyer-seller contracts in one month tends to be a preview of the next month’s sales figures; deals typically take 4-6 weeks to close after going Pending. The number of new listings fell off the cliff in July, down 23% in Seattle (323 units), off 15% on the Eastside (261) and 14% across the county (770).

Buyers 54

Buyers Investors Sellers Inventory 54

Will Springer Realtor

MAY 14, 2024

Every key data point from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) gained ground against the previous month – as often happens with the spring housing season taking stride – including the number of new and active listings, homes going under contract and final sales. Prices rose, too, to near-record highs.

Marketing 36

Marketing Inventory Buyers Sellers 36

Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Government planners in our four-county region have until the end of this year to revise and then implement by mid-2025 their Comprehensive Plans for growth management to provide adequate space for housing, transportation and services (among many other aspects) to all its residents for the next 20 years. Prices rose, too, to near-record highs.

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HOA Transportation Construction Buyers 36

Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2025

10-year yield and mortgage rates My 2025 forecast includes: A range for mortgage rates between 7.25%-5.75% A range for the 10-year yield between 4.70%-3.80% After the most recent jobs report , the 10-year yield exceeded my peak level forecast for 2025. housing market would have been much worse without better spreads in 2024 & 2025.

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Mortgage Inventory New Listings Contracts 511