Inventory grew by almost 14,000 homes this week. That’s a pretty solid number, but actually fewer than our model had predicted for the week. Are sellers backing off?Every week Altos...
Continue ReadingInventory grew by almost 14,000 homes this week. That’s a pretty solid number, but actually fewer than our model had predicted for the week. Are sellers backing off?Every week Altos...
Continue ReadingI’ve been highly tuned in looking for signals that the housing market is slowing. By now everyone knows that unsold inventory of homes on the market is climbing. But is that unsold...
Continue ReadingMortgage rates decided to bounce back into the 7s this week, and we can already see an impact in that immediate sales are slowing down. We can also see the new pending sales slow and price...
Continue ReadingIt’s the end of May, and unsold inventory on the market is increasing across the country. Every state has more homes on the market now than a year ago. In many places we’re seeing new...
Continue ReadingWhen we look at the US housing data, the most notable trend recently is that price reductions are on the way up. There are more homes sitting on the market that didn’t get offers at their...
Continue ReadingAs we hit peak home buying season in the US, the signals across the country are mixed at best, with some markets accelerating a bit and others slowing very quickly. Inventory continues to...
Continue ReadingInventory continued to climb this week. Not at a super fast pace, but the number of homes on the market across the country keeps expanding. As mortgage rates stay elevated and as unsold...
Continue ReadingNew listings volume each week is now higher than at any time last year. And since it's still only April, there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring market....
Continue ReadingEven after a couple weeks of mortgage rate jumps, we’re still seeing surprising strength in key elements of the housing market. In fact, some measures of home prices are now at their...
Continue ReadingBig jump in interest rates this week. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage according to the HousingWire mortgage rates center is now over 7.2%, that’s 50 basis points above where we were at the...
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