How have two hurricanes impacted housing inventory?

How have two hurricanes impacted housing inventory?

Here are new listings for last week over the past several years: 2024: 62,876 2023: 57,229 2022: 59,458 Price-cut percentage In an average year, one-third of all homes take a price cut... Read more »
Why low inventory is the perfect time to build

Why low inventory is the perfect time to build

As the housing market fluctuates, inventory levels are a critical factor for builders, developers and buyers. While low inventory might seem like a challenge, especially for buyers, it presents a unique opportunity... Read more »
Inventory will be the gating factor for home sales in 2025

Inventory will be the gating factor for home sales in 2025

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Glenn Kelman, Redfin CEO, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss Kelman’s view of the housing market in September, the magic... Read more »
What will happen to home prices with more inventory?

What will happen to home prices with more inventory?

Sales are increasing because supply is increasing. We’re slowly emerging from a supply-constrained market. Sales in 2023 were held back because there were not enough homes to buy. As sellers gently re-enter... Read more »
Why low inventory is the perfect time to build

Housing inventory fell last week, but it won’t derail the spring bump

Weekly housing inventory data Active inventory still needs to be faster for my taste. My model has active inventory growing at least 11,000-17,000 every week with higher rates. This model was based... Read more »
Weekly active inventory growth still too slow

Weekly active inventory growth still too slow

Weekly housing inventory data Now that we are right in the middle of the spring buying season, my inventory model is simple: with higher mortgage rates, just like last year, we should... Read more »
Why low inventory is the perfect time to build

Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country, the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that... Read more »
Why low inventory is the perfect time to build

How this week’s Fed meeting could impact inventory

As we started 2024, the signals in the U.S. real estate market were for inventory growth, sales growth and home-price growth across the U.S. At the time, I observed that even if... Read more »

Real Estate Market Contends With High Interest Rates And Low Inventory. Will The Sector Warm Up This Spring? – Merideth Heyman

On this episode of Industry Insights, we discuss the outlook for the real estate sector this spring as high mortgage rates and low inventory challenge consumers. Chief Economist at Bright MLS, Lisa... Read more »
Tight inventory and frustrated buyers challenge agents in Virginia

Tight inventory and frustrated buyers challenge agents in Virginia

No matter where you are in the state, real estate agents in Virginia are facing low inventory conditions that are creating frustrating scenarios for their buyers. “I think people are getting used... Read more »