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Inventory needs to increase to balance housing market: Fed Beige Book

Housing Wire

While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said. In other markets, including the Cleveland district, low inventory levels hindered home prices from dropping further. However, housing affordability worsened.

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Opinion: Riding the wave

Housing Wire

In Denver in particular, new listings increased 29.12% month-over-month and 22.63% year-over-year. Active listings at month’s end rose 13.14% to 5,511 homes, an astounding 45.87% gain year-over-year. Serious buyers showed discernment as they know inventory is growing. With only 1.3

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Buyers are struggling to compete in the white-hot Cincinnati market

Housing Wire

“I called the listing agent and it was listed three hours ago, but it was sold,” the Cincinnati, Ohio -based eXp Realty agent said. “We There is no way you can stay on top of things unless you hire someone to watch new listings pop up every 10 minutes. We are going to see an increase in inventory.

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“It seems impossible:” Bergen County, NJ’s housing market is vexing agents and buyers

Housing Wire

Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At Even if we get more listings, it is not going to be enough for people.

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Will Home Sales Increase in 2025?

Appraisal Buzz

Although the number of new listings entering the market is still about 14% less than it was prior to the epidemic, this represents a significant improvement over the 25% shortfall in March. In similar fashion, total for-sale inventory is struggling to escape a deep hole that formed early in the pandemic. 28 New York $680,934 7.0%

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The hazy, lazy days of summer hit the northern New Hampshire housing market

Housing Wire

We still have low inventory, but also not a lot of buyer activity, and now I’m seeing more inventory come on the market and still not as much buyer activity. Although pending sales are up, local agents noted that properties are taking longer to go under contract, leading to an uptick in inventory and days on market.

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A look at Knoxville’s hot housing market

Housing Wire

Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. But like the rest of the country, low housing inventory has hit the city hard. The KAAR also said housing inventory dropped for six straight months to start the new year. year-over-year.