Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I We are seeing a healthy increase in inventory, which we really needed.” Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2023

Last week we saw a noticeable slowdown in housing inventory growth that I hope has more to do with a holiday week than a trend. 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. From the St.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2023

Summer is here, and housing inventory is finally growing! The spring housing inventory was like a zombie rising from the grave, very slow, but the summer is showing some promise and let’s hope it continues. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory grew 8,886 weekly.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As low inventory levels, elevated mortgage rates and rising home prices keep the housing industry stagnant, short-term real estate investors — aka fix-and-flippers — faced market turmoil during the third quarter of 2024. But acquisitions were also somewhat easier in these markets due to rising inventory.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2023

Active housing inventory grew while new listing data fell. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory grew 8,041 weekly. This dynamic changed the housing market from one where home sales were crashing to one that is now stabilized. New listings data is another big story with housing inventory.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Unsold inventory of homes on the market has been climbing in the U.S. In general, inventory rises with rates because more expensive money slows demand. When demand slows, inventory grows. According to Altos Research , there are 40% more homes on the market at the end of August 2024 than there were last year at this time.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

The firm attributed its stronger results to better performance from both its F&G segment and its title insurance segment. Looking ahead, while Nolan believes that the housing market will rebound, he noted that the timing is “uncertain and largely dependent on lower mortgage rates.” “In The firm’s title segment reported $1.7

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Why sales are falling through Redfin said several factors are contributing to the spike in failed transactions: Rising supply , falling demand : Housing inventory has climbed to its highest level since 2020, giving buyers more choices. These markets remain seller-friendly, with low inventory and limited buyer alternatives.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mortgage rates have been rising and the housing market is also experiencing the impacts of hurricanes. However, the Southern states have seen the highest growth in existing inventory, meaning that higher mortgage rates are influencing the figures in this region as well. This represents a supply of 9.5

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

While there is no doubt that the Florida housing market has slowed since the height of the post-pandemic homebuying boom, the state’s condominium market has been especially hard hit, according to local agents. “It Altos considers anything above 30 to be indicative of a seller’s market. I need to get out,’” Pithers said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2023

The rise of active listings in this spring housing market reminds me of a zombie slowly rising from its grave. Yes, we found the seasonal bottom for housing inventory on April 14, but this year’s rise in active listings has been tepid at best. Can you imagine the housing market at that point?

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2023

It was a wild ride for the housing market last week! New listings data fell, however, active inventory grew. Weekly housing inventory They say slow and steady wins the race; well, for housing inventory in 2023, it’s been terribly slow this spring. Purchase application data fell 4.8% million to 1.04

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

Inventory grew by almost 14,000 homes this week. Available inventory of unsold homes continues to grow but that growth in seems a bit less intense than it could be. housing market is seeing that now. He expects the second half of the year to see even more inventory growth. Inventory increases by 2.2%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Active inventory is growing here, but it isn’t the total active inventory we see in the chart below that makes the builders nervous — it’s the amount of completed units for sale with rising mortgage rates. Below are some charts showing the data lines related to the new home sales report.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

When clients find their dream house and are ready to make an offer, Todd Armstrong’s next call isn’t necessarily to the seller’s agent or the buyer’s loan officer. “We Tight inventory and soaring home prices have pushed more homebuyers to more affordable areas in California. Insurance policies for homeowners are skyrocketing.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability. Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

Articles about rates, housing inventory and inflation were among our most popular, including: Purchase mortgage rates fall same week as Fed rate hike New home sales make it clear, housing is in a recession The nation’s housing market is on a correction course.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

That’s according to a Zillow report released Thursday in which the Seattle -based real estate company said that “lower mortgage rates and rising inventory are giving home buyers a window of opportunity at an unusual time of year.“ Beyond that, more inventory is becoming available — enough to improve buyer negotiating power.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Finding an agent Like 43% of homebuyers , I began my search online, as I worked to get a sense for what the inventory in my preferred areas and in my price range looked like. I wanted to make sure I was comfortable with what the inventory in my price range might look like before I began taking up an agent’s valuable time.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. Austin, Texas In 2021, Austin had one of the hottest housing markets in the country. Hartford, Connecticut It has been quite a while since the Nutmeg State’s capital city has had a happening housing market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Although there is no doubt that business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement are going to impact how real estate industry professionals operate, economists aren’t too sure they’ll have much bearing on the housing market. “I

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. mortgage insurance market in 2023 to deteriorate. mortgage insurance sector,” Christopher Grimes, director of Fitch Ratings, said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“Apartment rents have dropped by nearly 15% in two years, which is warp speed for the housing market. What’s more, operating costs for apartment and SFR (single-family rental) operators are up significantly since 2019 due to higher property taxes, insurance, and payroll costs. That’s a factor too of higher inventory.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Title premium volume continued to trend downward during the second quarter of 2023 as high mortgage rates and low housing inventory continued to plague the real estate industry. billion in title insurance premiums, down from $6.21 billion in title insurance premiums, down from $6.21 Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

“We are committed to empowering Americans with the opportunities and resources needed to build their futures—especially in securing stable, affordable housing,” said Acting Secretary Todman. Census Bureau Manufacturing and Trade Inventories (Thursday) U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2023

Tracking housing inventory this summer is like watching a zombie slowly walking on the beach. Last week inventory growth dropped and new listing data declined again. Louis Fed : Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits declined by 7,000 in the week ended July 22 to 221,000. From the St.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

The recent Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles have eradicated thousands of residential properties, leaving both physical and financial damage to Southern Californias housing market. What we did is took all of our internal homes, data, inventory, our parcels, and we matched the fire data into that.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

Slower price growth and rising inventory : A cooling housing market has made it less appealing for investors to flip homes for profit. Floridas real estate market has become less attractive to investors due to rising homeowner association fees and insurance costs , along with the growing risk of natural disasters.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

With low housing inventory and rapid home-price growth, homeownership can seem less and less attainable for several groups of potential homebuyers. HousingWire sat down with Radian CEO Rick Thornberry to learn more about the state of the housing market and how Radian is helping further homeownership.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. on an annualized basis, according to Fannie Mae , to as much as 20%, according to some market forecasts.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Less business for lenders and real estate brokerages, in return, is hurting title companies, tech vendors, appraisers and mortgage insurance firms. But any market that pushes some businesses to the brink of insolvency also will create opportunities for others. The culling.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

At the end of January, there were 172,209 homes on the market, the most Florida has ever seen. Florida wrapped up the first month of the year with a record-breaking number of homes for sale, according to Redfin's latest data analysis. That's a 22.7 percent jump from last year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

This article is part of our housing market update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. The impact on housing markets. To register for the HW+ event, go here.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2023

Rising mortgage rates , lower homebuyer demand and fewer homeowners choosing to sell their homes caused the housing market to slow during the second half of 2022. In the title insurance industry this resulted in a drop in capital adequacy , according to a report released Friday by Fitch Ratings.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Executives at both Stewart Information Services and First American Financial bemoaned the challenging housing market environment as they discussed their respective firms’ first quarter 2023 earnings with investors Thursday morning. In addition, DeGiorgio had promising news about the start of the second quarter.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

A key source of affordable housing inventory was cut in half over the last three years, resulting from well-intended but heavy-handed efforts to keep delinquent borrowers in homes. That key source of affordable housing inventory: distressed properties sold to third-party buyers or repossessed by lenders at foreclosure auction.

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