Despite ongoing price corrections, home values in the top 50 metropolitan markets remain elevated up to 66% since the start of the pandemic.
Read More »Buyer Demand Softens as Homes Linger on Market
Although homes are staying on the market longer compared to last year, numbers are still moving faster than pre-pandemic norms. Meanwhile, homebuyers nationwide are pulling back or halting their home searches due to affordability constraints.
Read More »Limited Inventory Still Hampering Home Sales
In September 2022, existing-home sales fell for the eighth consecutive month. “The current lack of supply underscores the vast contrast with the previous major market downturn from 2008 to 2010, when inventory levels were four times higher than they are today," said Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for NAR.
Read More »Scalable Technology Can Help Non-Bank Lenders Gain Market Share
Fitch Ratings expects that most issuers should be able to withstand current market conditions and potentially gain market share through scalable technology platforms, diversification, balance sheet strength, and access to liquid capital, all of which should afford them the flexibility to mitigate operational losses.
Read More »Home Price Growth Slows for Second Month
“Over the last two months, the impact of major increases in mortgage rates and inflation have finally been realized in the slowing rate of home price appreciation. It is once again clear that home prices are not impervious to the broader economic conditions around the country,” noted Steve Gaenzler, SVP of Products, Data and Analytics for homegenius Real Estate.
Read More »Housing Inventory Holds Steady, Yet 600,000 Units Short
After posting gains this summer, for-sale inventory levels stalled in August growing at a fraction of the rate seen in recent months as sellers are more frequently choosing ...
Read More »Off-Season Shoppers Find More Options Amid Sparse Inventory
As the housing market tries to adapt to multiple external influences, the fall housing market is offering off-season shoppers more options this fall comparatively to 2021, as inventory ...
Read More »Post-Summer Slowdown? Homes Selling for Less Than Asking
For the first time since the housing market picked up after the pandemic, Redfin has reported that the average home has sold for less than its listing price ...
Read More »Homebuyers and Sellers Adapt to Changing Market Conditions
A new Zillow analysis revealed home-buying demand has cooled from the record pace of 2021, while competition is now at its hottest for the lowest-priced homes as mounting ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Numbers Take a Hit
As costs continue to rise and buyers are priced out of their local market, Redfin has found that the length of time a home is on the market ...
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