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Is there a housing inventory ‘silver tsunami?’ Not where it’s needed

Housing Wire

The second is in reference to housing inventory. Meanwhile, some analysts believe that hoping for a flood of senior-driven inventory to address the nations housing shortage is more akin to a pipe dream. The first is related to the demographic trends playing out across the U.S., housing shortage.

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Reshaping appraisals: Jaro’s high-tech solutions innovate the appraisal process in an evolving real estate market

Housing Wire

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and Texas. Managing appraisal orders, tracking status, and QC aren’t a problem for a system designed to make lenders’ lives easier.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory falls even lower

Housing Wire

The seasonal housing inventory bottom evaded us again last week as active listings fell and new listing inventory decreased. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory fell 5,383 last week, and new listing data is still trending at all-time lows in 2023. The answer is no!

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What real estate leaders need to know about the 2025 housing market

Housing Wire

I do not think this trend will go away overnight, even with mortgage rate stability and new inventory in the market. JL: Housing inventory has been climbing in recent months. More housing inventory is critical for homebuyers to envision making a housing trade and for first-time homebuyers to be able to enter the market.

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Mortgage market affordability and inventory challenges

Housing Wire

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today. Inventory rising, historically low.

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New Forecast Pinpoints 2025’s Top Housing Markets

Appraisal Buzz

With mortgage rates likely to ease only modestly next year, these marketsoffering relatively lower-priced homes, more new and existing houses to choose from, and mortgage products designed to give buyers a leg upcould provide some would-be buyers a better chance at entering the market next year. In November, all four U.S. in the West, 18.9%

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With low inventory, house hunters are in full safari mode

Housing Wire

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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