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What rising inventory means for the 2025 housing market

Housing Wire

As the year draws to a close, available unsold inventory of homes on the market is nearly 27% greater than a year ago. Ten states have more inventory unsold than in 2019, which was the last sort of normal year before the pandemic. Inventory is still very tight in places like Chicago and New England, but it is rising in these markets.

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Housing market pauses for election

Housing Wire

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. Inventory growing Rising interest rates create rising inventory.

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Zillow, Fannie Mae diverge on 2025 housing market predictions

Housing Wire

Notably, while the flow of new listings to the market is still nearly 14% lower than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, its much improved to compared to the deficit of 25% in March 2024. For-sale inventory is now about 26% below the norms of 2018 and 2019, the smallest shortfall since September 2020.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

We have brought down expenses and continue to grow our agent count and inventory advantage,” Reffkin said. We found that more than 99% of new listings in March included offers to pay the buyer’s agent. Furthermore, more than 96% of all listings included offers of 2% or more, and more than 67% are offering to pay 2.5%

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7 states are back above pre-pandemic inventory levels—these 3 states are likely next

Empire Appraisal Group

ResiClub analyzed September inventory data just released from Realtor.com. Lance Lambert Source: [link] When assessing home price momentum, ResiClub believes it’s important to monitor active listings and months of supply. Conversely, a rapid decline in active listings could suggest a market that is heating up.

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Despite Falling Rates, King County Housing Market Flops to End Forgettable Year

Will Springer Realtor

The 802 new listings in December was a low not seen since records were archived online from 1990. No other month has fallen below 1000 new listings in more than three decades of record keeping. No other month has fallen below 1000 new listings in more than three decades of record keeping. But by how much?

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

Estimated opening is 2026. New listings are up 6.3% Condo sales are in a similar boat, with new listings higher – by 4.3% across King and up 17% in Seattle and the Eastside – while active listings are falling 3.3% Inventories improved fractionally. Single-family home inventory in King stands now at 0.6