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What rising inventory means for the 2025 housing market

Housing Wire

Lets look at last weeks data and see if we can tease out the signals for impact on the 2025 housing market. Housing inventory It is December, of course, so inventory is falling for the season. There will be fewer homes on the market each week until February or so. Can there be too many homes for sale?

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Pending Home Sales Climb to Highest Level Since March

Appraisal Buzz

increase in the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a measure of future home sales based on contract signings, to 75.8, The amount of contract activity in 2001 is represented by an index of 100. Year-over-year, contract signings grew in the Northeast and West and were unchanged in the Midwest and South. September saw a 7.4%

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2025 could be the last year of inventory shortage

Housing Wire

housing market. more homes on the market now than a year ago. Demand is slower so more of the sellers are sitting on the market. There are fewer immediate sales that go directly into contract. I continue to interpret any growth in sellers as a good sign for a healthier housing market. There are 28.7%

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Take Advantage of a Slow Market to Shore Up Processes

Appraisal Buzz

The mortgage industry has experienced significant contraction over the past two years, adjusting operations to align with the reduced demand for refinance and purchase financing. Further, we will do everything we can to support a strong labor market as we progress toward price stability.He by the end of 2026.

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Appraising Kitchens

Appraisal Today

When the inevitable happens and the overinflated housing market comes crashing down, the FHFA and its decision-makers will have no one to blame but themselves. Mandate: November 2, 2026 UAD 2.6 Early 2026 New UAD in full production. Mandate: November 2, 2026 All lenders must use UAD 3.6 percent from 6.52

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Appraisals and the Cost Approach

Appraisal Today

—————————————————————————————- 3-Mansion Compound on Miamis Exclusive Palm Island Splashes Onto the Market for $150 Million Excerpts: 3 homes, 92,00 sq.ft. 300 linear ft.

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MovotoMic Season 2 Episode 5: Market Movers: From Baby Boomers to Climate-Driven Real Estate Shifts

Movoto

This episode of The MovotoMic Podcast dives into the latest housing market headlines, unpacking 2025 real estate forecasts, affordability challenges, and shifting trends driven by climate risks. So it’ll be just like we are reading the housing market news to you with an expert. Is that true?