Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With high prices and still stiff competition, those looking to buy a home in today’s real estate market need to consider every opportunity, including the choice between new construction or a resale home. Census Bureau, the median sale price of a new construction home in March 2024 was $430,700.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

No matter where you are in the Tar Heel State, real estate professionals across North Carolina are frustrated by the lack of housing inventory. The challenge remains lack of inventory — that’s definitely the big one,” said Alison Alston , the broker-owner of Charlotte-based Lodestone Real Estate and Investments. “We being outbound. “We

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) reports that pending home sales increased in September. Contract signings rose across all regions of the country as buyers took advantage of the combination of lower mortgage rates in late summer and more inventory choices,” said Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for NAR. September saw a 7.4%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Buyers want affordable new homes, yet new construction listings are still playing catch up with their high-priced counterparts. Construction loans Inventory levels in the real estate market arent what they used to be. Now, construction homes dominate purchase transactions in the market. Why is that important? Its simple.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Given the current housing inventory crisis, it might surprise people to realize this: we built too many homes during the housing bubble years. Yes, but this is where my work is much different from other housing economists and why we need to think of inventory in a new, modern 21st-century mindset. Wait, what?

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

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. In other words, if there were more inventory, we would have more sales happening.” through the first quarter of 2024.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The number of renters who can even afford to buy a home at the national median list price of $425,000 compared to a year ago is down 15%, according to the National Association of Realtors. . Construction lending has sort of slowed to a crawl,” Peter DiCorpo, the co-founder and COO of Black Farm Group , said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

.” Nikol Solares Solares brings 20 years of experience in luxury development, new construction sales and marketing to her new role. Solares joins Compass from her most recent role as senior vice president of sales at Douglas Elliman , where she oversaw $2 billion in high-end inventory.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

More inventory should shake loose in 2025, giving buyers a bit more room to breathe.” In 2025, Zillow projects that buyer markets will expand to the Southwest as inventory continues to become stranded in reasonably priced cities. Zillow anticipates a more active housing market with more buyers obtaining the upper hand in 2025.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2023

As with the rest of the nation, the state of Massachusetts is looking for solutions to temper inventory shortages and high housing costs. Kathy Hochul has been pushing the state’s government to override local zoning laws and mandate more housing construction in the state’s suburban counties. Last month, Washington state Gov.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

We are very bullish on Alabama and its long-term prospects,” Jeremy Walker, CEO of the Alabama Realtors Association , said. “We Inventory was the theme last year and it is shaping up to be the theme this year,” Ellison said. Inventory was the theme last year and it is shaping up to be the theme this year,” Ellison said. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Clare Knapp, housing economist for the Austin Board of Realtors , counters the notion of a collapse “Austin is not the same Austin as it was eight years ago,” she said. That’s a factor too of higher inventory.” of existing supply, with another 38,000 of apartment units under construction (12.2%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2020

million, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Thursday. That surge in potential buyers, however, may be met with what Yun says is historically low inventory. At the end of September, housing inventory totaled 1.47 from one year ago when inventory sat at 1.82 Compared to a year ago, sales are up 20.9%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Despite all the external factors cooling down overall home sales – high interest rates, less spending power among residents, lack of inventory— real estate transactions are still hot in certain key areas. Given what is indicated in the National Association of REALTORS report on international transactions, it may not be the buyer you expect.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Sales from 2022 to 2023 were down 14%,” Mark Fischer, the CEO of the Indiana Realtors Association , said. “We We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” Like elsewhere in the country, Indiana has struggled with housing inventory. According to Altos Research, as of Feb. 23, 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. Let’s look at the new construction forecast for 2024. million new single-family construction units in 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

in October on a month-over-month basis, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Meanwhile, new home sales posted a better performance as homebuyers pivoted to new construction amid waning existing home supply. As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined 1.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

million in February, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The inventory of existing homes has been steadily increasing, despite elevated mortgage rates. At the end of March, total housing inventory sat at 1.11 Meanwhile, unsold inventory sat at a 3.2-month

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2021

” Mark Palim, deputy chief economist at Fannie Mae , said anecdotal reports of builders delaying or turning down orders to clear a growing construction backlog appears to be borne out by the recent housing starts data. With lumber prices recently pulling back, we expect some near-term strength in construction. million and 1.92

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

A new quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors revealed that median single-family home prices rose year over year in 96% of its measured markets in the second quarter. Historically low inventory continues to reinforce and even increase prices in some areas.”. lower than total inventory at the end of Q2 2019.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

It’s not uncommon to hear that bids on homes are that high, according to Stacie Herrig, a Realtor with Epic Realty in Meridian, Idaho, and sometimes she can see 10 to 20 offers on a home. months worth of housing inventory, which is the lowest ever, the report from Keller Williams said. But last week, I listed a home for $1.17

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

According to the latest Central Texas Housing Report from the Austin Board of Realtors , the median sales price in the city of Austin rose 10.1% There is currently only one month’s worth of housing inventory in Austin. in November, bringing the average home price up to $433,493. Additionally, residential sales increased by 28.8%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The number of first-time homebuyers made up 32% of all buyers in 2023, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. Headwinds like mortgage rates , low inventory and rising rents are still strong, but easing,” Zillow Senior Economist Orphe Divounguy, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Denver-based Realtor Bret Weinstein took on a client whose house had been on the market for 60 days. Inventory in the city has also risen sharply, giving buyers more options and more leverage in negotiations. Despite dropping the price to $625,000 from $650,000, it sat for another 45 days with no offers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Furthermore, inventory remains tight, which hinders sales but keeps home prices elevated.” Pending home sales ticked up 1.1% in September. increase in September.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). He also expects more sellers to enter the market, as they adapt to prolonged higher rates.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Khater said that homebuyers are soaking up all available inventory, which has improved slightly, while home-price growth is also moderating. Housing demand is strong heading into the fall, despite fast-rising home prices and low inventory,” said Kan. The post Mortgage rates continue to idle at 2.88% appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

month-over-month decrease, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. In the new construction sector , NAR predicts sales to increase 4.5% year over year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Existing home sales dropped to their lowest level in nearly 30 years in 2023, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), released Friday. Prospective homebuyers have been shut out of the market by a lack of inventory. Compared to a month ago, housing inventory was down 11.5% In 2023, 4.09

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

The monthly Realtors Confidence Index is an essential measure of what real estate professionals are seeing in their local markets and how the market is evolving on a monthly basis. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, a time of turbulence in the real estate market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

Many economists speculate rising rates will be the key to quelling construction woes, even if it does eventually take a slight toll on demand. million, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s a full 5% drop. Even a slight quarter turn in rates will cause many borrowers to wait out the market. month-over-month.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday. Residential construction costs started to moderate this period.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The trade group also predicts that rent growth will ease due to sizable growth in apartment construction over the past three years. Pending home sales rose 8.3% It was the largest monthly jump in pending home sales since 2020.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2021

As rates rise, demand wanes and builders can catch up on the few months of inventory left for hungry borrowers. If new home sales don’t grow, housing construction will slow down. The falling number of homeowners in mortgage forbearance will also bring about more inventory.”. “The

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

A key conclusion is that while new construction creates additional supply for first-time and move-up buyers alike, it comes with an additional expense. While many metro areas currently offer an advantage where you can purchase a new construction home for a similar price or even less than the average area home, there is still a 23.8%

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 3, 2025

They also reported that, as of 2023, at least eight states have policies that preempt local bans of ADU construction. At that time, the study showed that ADU construction was rising by 8.6% Having a qualified contractor with experience in ADU construction who knows and understands the local regulations is vital to success.

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Empire Appraisal Group

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Despite Inventory Rise, Home Buyers Remain Cautious Source: [link] More listings are coming to the real estate market, but home sales continue to be sluggish. There are more inventory choices for consumers, lower mortgage rates than a year ago and continued job additions to the economy. Housing inventory was up 1.5%

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