As signs of a real estate market slowdown grow across the country, many sellers are resetting their home price expectations. Recent data suggests that both new home and existing home sales are falling, as well as pending home sales. The latter fell for the sixth consecutive month in April to its lowest pace in almost
Home inventory jumps as sellers worry demand may fall
Sellers are getting worried that they could miss the home buying frenzy and are consequently accelerating their timelines to try and sell up before demand softens too much. As home inventory is a variable factor in today’s real estate market. There are some important signs that the real estate market is slowing across the U.S.
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Survey suggests more housing inventory might be on the way
There’s hope that more housing inventory may arrive to relieve some of the pressure on buyers. According to a new survey by realtor.com, as many as 64% of the 3,000 prospective home sellers it surveyed recently are planning to list in either spring or summer. Realtor.com’s senior economist and manager of economic research George Ratiu
What Buyers Can Do in an Extreme Sellers’ Market
Here is some bright news for buyers, according to Realtor.com, new MLS listings were up in early to mid-April by about 40% over last year. But that statistic needs to be kept in context. At this time last year, pandemic fears were in full swing. Listings dropped while people tried to figure out what was
Home sellers believe they’re in control and have big expectations
Home sellers are expecting multiple offers on their homes and bidding wars that will enable them to fetch a much higher price than its current value, due to current housing market conditions. It’s well known that the U.S. residential real estate industry is a seller’s market, and most homeowners who’re planning to sell believe they
Sellers still call the shots, but market dynamics could change
Realtor.com said in its latest Weekly Recovery Report that the housing market is still outperforming historical standards, with average home prices rising to new highs and homes selling faster. Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com, said sellers continue to call the shots in the housing market today, with new inventory vanishing almost as soon as
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