Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

New listings and home sales remain low this week while available inventory of unsold homes is finally falling across the country after rising with mortgage rates late into November. It’s looking like we’ll end 2023 with higher housing inventory than this time last year. Inventory is 1.2% higher than last year at this time.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Inventory is inching up. Each week, inventory is increasing just a bit relative to last year. Unless rates dip into the 5s, then I expect demand will pick up so quickly that inventory will drop again. Inventory growth is not spread across the country Inventory is climbing in the south and central US.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Inventory is declining for the holidays There are now 546,000 single-family homes on the market. Inventory is finally declining for the holidays. The last few months as mortgage rates rose, inventory rose too. Rates have stabilized, and inventory if falling into the new year. That’s 1.75% fewer than last week.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Inventory is climbing vs. last year, and home prices have stayed flat for three weeks now. And as demand slows, inventory grows. Inventory is up over last year and is about to turn the corner and start climbing for the spring selling season, probably within a couple weeks. Is it too much inventory?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As mortgage rates remain higher than last year, inventory is higher than last year as well. Higher rates equals higher inventory. Lower rates equals lower inventory. Spring buyers’ market It’s the spring buyers market and inventory is falling each week. And as a result inventory is rising over recent two years.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week — for several months now — inventory levels of unsold homes on the market has been expanding compared to last year. Even as inventory declined this week, it’s relatively growing compared to a year ago. This week, inventory fell by half a percent. 14,000 of those new listings are already in contract.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Homes in contract rises There are more homes in contract now than last year at this time. Sales growth is not guaranteed This week there were 56,000 contracts started for single-family home purchases. Home sales grow There are now 276,000 single family homes in contract — 5% more than last year at this time.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Inventory is rising across the country as home-buying affordability takes another hit. As demand slows, inventory grows. As a result, inventory is higher and future sales price indicators are also softer than they were a year ago. Inventory There are now 498,000 single-family homes available unsold on the market around the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Market Pulse: Identify local market trends in real time with downloadable graphics to use in your marketing campaigns. The market trend evaluation tool tracks price changes and inventory levels while comparing it to buyer demand, allowing the user to gain insights into a property’s investment potential.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Market Condition Adjustments Illustration Fannie Mae guidelines emphasize that adjustments made to comparable sales are based on market changes between the contract date of the comparable sales and the effective date of the appraisal. Follow this link to download a copy to your computer ( [link] ).

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 31, 2025

To download the Fact Sheet (PDF), Click Here My comments: I would have never become an appraiser in 1975 without affirmative action. The rate lock-in effect is also expected to cool off in the new year, adding more inventory to the market. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.37

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Clear Capital

MARCH 5, 2025

Download the report , or read it below. contraction in GDP for the first quarter. Inventory is increasing, and house prices are up against affordability constraints. The February 2025 Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report shows national quarter-over-quarter home price growth is at -0.2 quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and rose 4.7%

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Cornerstone

JULY 1, 2021

Download the infographic here. Here’s an overview of why selling your house now may be optimal: Because inventory is so tight and demand is so high, buyers are competing for limited listings as homes fly off the market. Housing inventory still sits far below the six-month supply threshold required to uphold a healthy market.*

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Assurance Financial

MAY 10, 2022

Though many individuals are interested in purchasing a home, the inventory of available properties is low. Increasing prices and decreasing inventory often indicate a seller’s market. If the inventory is large, your local area may be in a buyer’s market. What Is a Seller’s Market?

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 14, 2024

To read more, Click Here To download the 132 page research report, Click Here My comments: I never thought about an adjustment for cash sales. What if there is a contract which stipulates that the buyer will pay the title fee, but that the seller will contribute an amount equal to the title fee as a seller concession? percent from 0.3

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To read more and download the full report, click here My comments: Whether or not appraisers are responsible for verifying that an owner has flood or fire insurance is controversial. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 7.41 percent from 11.0

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Clear Capital

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Download the report , or read it below. Note that due to unprecedented conditions in spring 2020 (due to COVID restrictions) and tight inventory in spring 2021, the year-over-year numbers based upon paired sales in certain rapidly-rising markets (like Phoenix) may be overstated. This was the Fed’s forecast as of mid-December 2021.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you don’t have time to watch the video, download the presentation slides and scroll through to see if there is anything you want to know about. You can clearly see that inventory is increasing as the number of active listings is growing, and we are not finished with July. That’s what I did. To read more, click here. percent from 5.74

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Assurance Financial

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Because in a buyer’s market, there’s more housing inventory and lower prices, giving power to the buyer. This economic decline can cause homeowners to sell their houses if they can no longer afford to pay their mortgages, increasing housing inventory and shrinking the buyer pool. Downloadable Guides. Refinance Guide.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Ultimately, every homebuyer prospect, every contract and every negotiation is unique, but the value you provide should be consistent for all situations and clients. Find your buyer the right home Inventory is scarce, and will likely stay that way for a while.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Is inventory rising, falling or staying the same where you sell homes? The same people live in the same homes and there is virtually zero inventory. The zip code just south of there sells like crazy, has more inventory, low days on the market and high appreciation. What should you know off the top of your head? Choose wisely.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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