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Median home prices, new listings move higher in Florida

Housing Wire

The housing market in the state of Florida saw higher median home prices, more real estate listings and a higher number of active listings during the month of January, according to data released Thursday by Florida Realtors , a state-based trade organization for real estate professionals. from the same time last year. .

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Today’s sellers don’t have to worry about underwater mortgages

Housing Wire

Our new listing data for that time period shows there were between 250,000 and 400,000 new listings per week as many sellers with underwater mortgages were forced into a distressed market. Underwater mortgages are a proper barrier for sellers more so even than mortgage rates.

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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

Housing Wire

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. Redfin : Realtor.com : Altos Research : Clearly, we are seeing a slowdown in new listings as the data has been negative now for months. What does this mean?

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Insatiable demand drives July pending home sales up 15% annually

Housing Wire

year over year, largely on the back of pent-up demand from buyers who were unable to strike deals during the spring, said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. “We Home sellers are seeing their homes go under contract in record time, with nine new contracts for every 10 new listings.”.

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The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022

Housing Wire

After an initial rush to get to market in Q2 2022, new listings volume fell precipitously. In July 2022, new listings volume per week dropped from 90,000 at the end of June to approximately 74,000 just after the July 4th holiday. That’s a swing of 17% fewer sellers in just a matter of days.

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Pending home sales are down 31% from last year

Housing Wire

according to data released Friday by the National Association of Realtors. The Federal Reserve has had to drastically raise interest rates to quell inflation, which has resulted in far fewer buyers and even fewer sellers.”. The new normal for mortgage rates could be around 7% for a while,” Yun added. in September.

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When it comes to home sales, August is the new May, keeping agents busy into the fall

Housing Wire

According to the National Association of Realtors , contract signings kicked off strong in August , with the most contract signings last week in the Midwest, at 21%. As new contract signings are outpacing new listings due to low inventory, properties sold typically within 26 days in the four weeks leading up to August 2, NAR said.

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