Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We regard this metric, the percentage of homes on the market with price reductions from the original list price, as a leading indicator for future sales prices. Looking backward at the housing market , we can see sales prices are not appreciating compared to 2024. A shrinking U.S. The economy slowed, so rates fell.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2023

Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory grew 3,180 weekly , and new listing data fell week to week and is still trending at an all-time low in 2023. However, I am grateful we even saw some traditional spring inventory growth this year because new listing data is trending at all-time lows.

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Inventory Housing Market Marketing New Listings 468

Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 3, 2025

As more properties came ontothe market and overall inventory increased for the 17th consecutive month, the U.S. housing market showed signs of a sustained recovery this spring, according to Realtor.com s March Housing Trends Report. of listings, the largest percentage for any March since at least 2016.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2023

The housing market was crazy again last week. Mortgage rates fell as the banking crisis got worse and purchase application data grew for the second week in a row, but the big question is: Did we hit the seasonal bottom in housing inventory? Weekly inventory increased by 1,734. I am hoping it’s just a one-week event.

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Housing Market Marketing Inventory New Listings 397

Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

New Redfin data reported the largest gain since the end of last year occurred in the four weeks ending February 2, when new listings of homes for sale in the U.S.increased 7.9% A larger pool of options is becoming available to homebuyers as a result of the increase in new listings and the decline in sales.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2023

Last week was wild, and not just for the housing market. We had a 21st-century bank run on Silicon Valley Bank and then the federal government took action over the weekend to stop the contagion. Weekly inventory fell by 6201 , and new listing data is down noticeably from last year, which was different than last week.

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Housing Market Mortgage Marketing Inventory 370

Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

While high prices deter some buyers, more sellers are entering the market, giving buyers more options. New listings rose 12.7% Matt Ferris, a Redfin Premier agent in northern Virginia , said many sellers believe the market has peaked and want to cash in. year-over-year in March, the largest increase in 11 months.

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Buyers Sellers New Listings Agents 250

Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

Next, Furth dives deeper into the primary issues facing the housing market. housing policies have made it more difficult to build new homes in certain areas due to overly restrictive zoning. But it still will take more than zoning changes to turn the market around. He believes that U.S.

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Construction Development Government Housing Market 454

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

According to Fannie, the slimming in projections by the Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group are a result of supply chain disruptions and labor market tightness, which “impede the housing market.”. Overall, the government sponsored enterprise forecasts that purchase mortgage originations will increase by 6.3%

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Supply Chain Inventory Government New Listings 448

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

As we can see below, we are more than double the lows we saw in March of 2022, when I had already deemed the housing market savagely unhealthy. We should see the seasonal bottom soon and then the traditional increase in active inventory to match the growth in new listings data.

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Mortgage Inventory New Listings Housing Market 536

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Agents and LOs are grappling with heavily damaged housing markets in the Southeast. Housing markets in the Southeast are reeling from a one-two punch of devastating hurricanes that are believed to have caused at least $100 billion in damage. There are no appraisal substitutes with government loans either.

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Agents Insurance Housing Market New Listings 422

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In May 2022, the Florida Legislature introduced a new condominium safety law, which mandates more rigorous inspections and stronger financial reserves for HOAs. Before the new law was enforced, many condo associations were investing their reserves in government-insured instruments, sacrificing their liquidity to generate a return.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 3, 2025

Because there were more smaller properties listed this year, the median list price was lower than it was the previous year. These markets have not demonstrated any noteworthy patterns in terms of rising inventory, lengthening time on market, or decreasing or softening pricing as of February. Active listings +27.5% -23.1%

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Sellers Marketing New Listings Inventory 368

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Even with rates spiking, the new listing data hasn’t created another new leg lower. If the government is open) If we don’t have a government shutdown , the week ahead will be jobs week again! Last week, according to Altos Research : Weekly inventory change (Sept.22-29) The week ahead: It’s jobs week! (If

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Mortgage Inventory New Listings Government 520

Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Borrowers’ demand increased for conventional and government loans, up 4.50% and 1.20% from one week earlier, respectively. Both conventional and government home purchase applications increased last week. According to Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst at HousingWire, active and new listings fell two weeks ago based on Altos Research data.

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Mortgage Loan Officers New Listings Government 418

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Nationwide housing inventory showed a glimmer of recovery toward the end of 2024. But these new listings aren’t attracting buyers, and pending home sales dropped 4.2% But new listings are heading in the opposite direction, according to Altos Research data. month over month in January.

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Buyers Government New Listings Inventory 283

Miller Samuel

JUNE 28, 2020

Keeping Housing Market Results From The Public Is Never Justified: An Expansive View. When the Covid-19 crisis began halfway through March, the Manhattan housing market was placed on “pause,” as were many housing markets around the country. Hiding DOM as a marketing strategy.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Sellers 221

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The point of the editorial seemed to be to scaremonger over government programs to help home buyers and student loan borrowers. So, the author tried to use new construction prices from back in April to describe the whole U.S. housing market now. That’s frankly surprising given how cold the housing market froze last fall.

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Contracts Inventory Housing Market Buyers 434

Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 8, 2025

While affordability remains incredibly challenging, the housing market is improving for buyers nationally, said Orphe Divounguy, Senior Economist at Zillow. Some of the strongest buyers markets are in the Southeast, where builders have been able to keep up with demand. New listings increased by 2.8% from last year.

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Sellers Buyers Home Value Inventory 260

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Census Bureau data on housing inventory estimates details two cycles this decade – the onset of the pandemic and the rise of interest rates – that have been catastrophic for the nation’s for-sale housing inventory. We got an early test in December and January when the FOMC forecasted rate cuts in 2024.

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Inventory Sellers Mortgage Marketing 459

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

15] The following are the only forms of primary photo identification accepted: A current government-issued driver’s license U.S. Lead Gen As a new agent, make it a priority to pick a brokerage that is committed to helping you with marketing and exposure. You’ll want to ask how the brokerage promotes agents’ listings too.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents Brokerage 433

Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 11, 2023

That’s not saying much since the housing market has mostly been in hibernation during the fall/winter months. Pending sales are one of our favorite housing market data points – along with the number of mortgage applications and new listings – to track buyer intent and market intensity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Where I disagree with Yun is this: We have more inventory because demand has been softer, and we have more new listings this year compared to last. Inventory is growing, and home price growth is cooling down from the savagely unhealthy housing market of 2021 and early 2022, but it is not enough to crash home prices nationally.

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Mortgage Inventory New Listings Sellers 497

Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

The season has been shaped by slumping new listings, a slowly climbing number of homes sitting on the market from previous months, fewer closed sales compared to last year and prices moving plus/minus five percentage points year-on-year (YoY). monthly decline in available Seattle listings (793). on the Eastside.

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Sellers Buyers New Listings Inventory 61

Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Seattle/King County housing market appears to have come through the worst of times with a slightly stronger showing in January than in previous months. And, despite the rise in new listings, the number of homes still on the market on Feb. The federal government updated inflation numbers on Feb.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. The housing initiatives will take years to reap benefits for residents.

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Real Estate Buyers Sellers Inventory 68

Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 11, 2023

A patch of foul weather and persistent economic challenges chilled an already cold housing market. The Northwest MLS monthly housing report described it best: “December ends with a ‘whimper’”. The bar is so low on listings and sales data that one might trip over it. CONDO NEWS. LUXURY LIVING.

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Housing Market Architecture Contracts Buyers 36

Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 8, 2021

housing markets. The national median family income rose just 4% from 2019 to 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, while most home prices are jumping each year by 10% or more. The image was taken from a drone above The Parc, a condo in Belltown, where I am promoting one of my new listings.

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Inventory New Listings HOA Buyers 36

Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

Many local governments permit at least one dwelling unit with the main residence and some locales accept an attached and detached unit on the same property. The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. I have written on this topic before.

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Worsening affordability issues and lower-than-usual inventory have prompted many consumers to watch this housing market from the sidelines – without the picket lines. October figures from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service strongly suggest prospective buyers and sellers are taking a wait-and-see approach. We expect U.S.

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Inventory Buyers Sellers New Listings 36

Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the most part, we can celebrate the standards established by state and local governments as they evolve into the second century. The first successful zoning laws were established in 1916 to determine building heights in New York City, soon followed by the zoning of residential and business districts.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

today – may hold the keys (literally and figuratively) to the housing conundrum. Baby Boomers still have a significant impact on various aspects of society, including the housing market, healthcare and the economy. Baby Boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 who total 72M in the U.S. But for how long?

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HOA Transportation Construction Buyers 36

Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

Let’s just hope government leaders and other influencers remember to bring everyone along for the ride. DID SOMEBODY SAY, ‘HOUSING BUBBLE?’. Are we in a housing bubble? The housing market has become bubbly,” said economist Enrique Martinez-Garcia of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. housing market is unrealistic.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Three housing-related topics are of prime focus: Lot Splitting – a process that would allow property owners to split part of their lot of land to have a new buildable area of at least 2000 sq. The market is now in the process of thawing after a lengthy cool down, as buyers begin anew to seek change in their home dynamics.

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Development Design Housing Market Real Estate 36

Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

years, according to recent data, when it was only about five years just before the housing market crash of 2007. Forget investing in a new home, you might want to look at kitchen and bath suppliers and remodelers as wise investments! The so-called rate-lock effect is prompting many homeowners to remodel over a move.

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Real Estate Modernization Construction Supply Chain 36

Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Take this example, courtesy ListReports, based on a conservative $300,000 loan and when the interest-rate difference was a half percentage point: A typical mortgage in King County could easily be double the amount in the above example, and the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in late January the average new mortgage hit a record $441,100.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

We’ll have new incentives, and quite frankly, this will inform our budget,” he said. We are charting new territory and success will be measured by creativity and collaboration. Local government, developers, architects and others will need to step up and take responsibility for the sake of our city.

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