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Could Home Sales Finally Start To Grow Soon?
By Mike Simonsen on October 30, 2023

It’s the last week of October and available inventory of unsold homes in the US is still on the rise. This was the week last year when inventory finally peaked and started receding before...

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If Homebuyer Demand Is So Weak, Why Aren’t Home Prices Falling?
By Mike Simonsen on October 23, 2023

If homebuyer demand is so weak, why aren’t home prices falling?By now everyone knows that homebuyers are holding back in hopes of improving affordability. There were only 55,000 single...

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Homebuyers Hit the Brakes, Causing Unseasonal Growth in Inventory
By Mike Simonsen on October 16, 2023

Available inventory of unsold homes on the market continues to climb at its fastest clip all year. The total count of unsold single family homes grew by 9,000 this week, which is very...

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Mortgage Rates Continue To Climb, Deterring Potential Homebuyers
By Mike Simonsen on October 9, 2023

The same trends of the last few weeks are still dominant this week. Mortgage rates continue to climb. It’s not uncommon to hear rates quoted over 8% for a 30-year fixed mortgage....

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Inventory Builds, Putting Pressure on Home Prices
By Mike Simonsen on October 2, 2023

Available inventory of single family homes for sale rose another 1.3% this week. Even though that’s a slight deceleration from the last few weeks when inventory was climbing by nearly 2%...

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Home Inventory is Climbing Even Faster Than Last Year
By Mike Simonsen on September 25, 2023

Available inventory of homes for sale is on the rise in late September, which is very unusual for this time of year. In fact, inventory is growing faster than last year at this time. This...

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A Change in Homebuyer Expectations Is Slowing the Housing Market
By Mike Simonsen on September 18, 2023

Home sales each week continue to be at depressed levels. We counted only 59,000 new pending sales this week. Meanwhile, available inventory of unsold homes is growing. In fact, this week...

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Home Sales Dip, but Home Prices Are Holding Steady for Now
By Mike Simonsen on September 11, 2023

This week continues the trend of fewer home sales and steady prices. New contracts dipped as affordability is out of reach for so many. Inventory is very low and just inching up now week...

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Housing Inventory Is at Its Highest Point All Year
By Mike Simonsen on August 21, 2023

Mortgage rates kept climbing in the last week. Buyers in this real estate market notice these affordability changes, and so we can see in the data fewer home purchase offers, slightly...

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Data Points Towards Slight Cooling in the Market This Fall
By Mike Simonsen on August 14, 2023

It’s mid-August, mortgage rates have been stubbornly above 7% for two months now, and it sure looks like home buyers are growing weary. We can see signs that buyers are slowing, both in the...

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