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%...
Continue ReadingAvailable 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%...
Continue ReadingAvailable 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...
Continue ReadingHome 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...
Continue ReadingThis 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...
Continue ReadingMortgage 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...
Continue ReadingIt’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...
Continue ReadingMortgage rates are sitting at their highest levels in many years. Higher mortgage rates mean higher monthly payments, less affordability for home buyers, and slightly fewer transactions....
Continue ReadingLast week, NAR reported that existing home sales declined in June to an annual rate of 4.2 million. The question I’ve been getting lately is whether we’ve turned the corner on home sales....
Continue ReadingSomewhere about this time last summer, I did a video where we pointed out that it looked like the US housing market could have a soft landing in 2023. Any time you use the phrase “soft...
Continue ReadingThis week, new pending home sales prices are at a new high for the year, and just fractionally below last year at this time. This is a remarkable development given how dramatically home...
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