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Homebuyers overcame one of the housing market's biggest obstacles—an imbalance in supply and demand— in March with a rebound in home sales.

The continuous imbalance of extremely low inventory levels and soaring demand is creating a gap in the housing market. Existing-home sales have been in limbo since the start of the year mostly due to the lack of available housing options in market. Where will they fall this week?

Despite the rough start to the year, pending home sales recently rose to their highest level in seven months and are still higher than a year ago.

Existing-home sales were way down in February, but the data from the National Association of Realtors shows that investor activity in the market is on the rise.

Existing-home sales suffered this month due to the continuous imbalance of extremely low inventory levels and rapid home price appreciation.

Despite popular beliefs, the millennial generation will eventually want to transition from their fast-paced, renter lifestyle into a single-family home with a mortgage, but the real surprise is where these young homebuyers are choosing to settle down.

While winter months typically provide an expected seasonal cooling of the housing market, there are two other pressing factors in the equation that are keep buyers out of the market.

After suffering a major drop in November 2015 and recovering with the largest monthly increase ever recorded in December, existing-home sales seem to have found their balance to start the new year.

Buyers that signed contracts to buy existing homes are being stopped by one major problem in the housing market—fewer options in the housing market.

After suffering a major drop in November 2015, existing-home sales turned the tables back toward favor with the largest monthly increase ever recorded in December.