Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As high mortgage rates reshape the housing market, existing homes are making up a larger percentage of for-sale inventory, and homebuyers are taking notice. NAR data shows that the annualized rate of existing-home sales dropped 1% from August to September, landing at 3.84 The sales pace was down 3.5% million units.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

With strong demand and limited options for existing homes, many homebuyers are turning to new construction. Mortgage applications for new construction home purchases increased 35.5% According to MBA estimates, new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 677,000 units in July 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

New-home sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 661,000 in January, according to data published Monday by the U.S. The uptick in new-home sales underscores the persistent strength of demand in the housing market despite the challenges posed by winter weather. At the current sales pace, there is an 8.3-month

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Keeping Current Matters

AUGUST 26, 2020

With so few homes for sale and construction of newly built homes ramping up , you may be wondering if you should consider new construction in your search process. It’s a great question to ask, and one to look at from the pros and cons of what it means to buy a new home versus an existing one. New Construction .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Pending home sales in October fell to their lowest level since 2001. As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined 1.5% As a result, NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index fell to a reading of 71.4, New home sales fell 5.6% New home sales fell 5.6% down from 72.6 in September.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Existing home sales slumped last month under the weight of elevated mortgage rates. Existing home sales receded by 4.3% Year over year, sales fell by 3.7%. Existing home sales posted a year-over-year price gain for the ninth consecutive month and reached the highest price ever for the month of March. million, down from 4.38

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

New home sales fell on a month-over-month basis in October, but continued to outpace last year’s levels. Meanwhile, low supply and high mortgage rates continued to dampen existing home sales. In October, new home sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000, according to data published on Monday by the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Today new home sales beat estimates , and new home median sales prices hit an all-time high. Hopefully, I can make sense of this report, which showed the home sales beat estimates with prices still at all-time highs. In theory, the sales levels are lower than the data will show. What is going on here?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

Mortgage applications for new home purchases fell 9% month-over-month in May at a seasonally unadjusted pace ? the second consecutive month sales of new homes have dropped, according to data released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The official May home sales report is scheduled to release Wednesday, June 23.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

New home sales figures exceeded projections in September despite mortgage rates at 23-year high, declining mortgage applications and waning builder confidence. In September, the sales pace of new homes picked up considerably, up 12.3% On a year-over-year basis, new home sales were up 33.9%. It is down 5.4%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

For the first time since November 2022, pending home sales fell in March, posting a 5.2% The monthly drop resulted in the Pending Home Sales Index recording a reading of 78.9, The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. year over year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

The proportion of newly built homes for sale in the U.S. of single-family homes for sale in the first quarter, virtually unchanged from a year earlier and down slightly from a peak of 34.5% of single-family homes for sale in the first quarter, virtually unchanged from a year earlier and down slightly from a peak of 34.5%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We had a good few months of positive builder confidence data for the new home sector and positive purchase application data for existing home sales. Anyone who thinks we are on the verge of a housing construction boom is kidding themselves, with the policy still this restrictive. Let’s take a look at the report.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

Sales of newly built , single-family homes fell to the lowest pace in a year, down 5.9% Regionally, new home sales rose in two of the four regions in May. Sales grew 33% in the Northeast, 6.7% Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, new home sales are still 9.2% months at the current sales rate.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

New home sales continued to slip in June, falling 6.6% below June 2020’s pace of nearly 900,000, as the price of new homes in June 2021 rose to approximately 6% above last year’s average price. The median sales price of new houses sold in June 2021 was $361,800. The average sales price was $428,700.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

New home sales in May rose 12.2% Sales of new single‐family houses came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 763,000, according to estimates released jointly Tuesday by the U.S. They now supply about 30% of the residential sales market. The average sales price for new homes was $487,300.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, as mortgage rates stabilize and home sellers adapt, “Existing-home sales will rise by 15% next year,” Yun said. By the end of 2023, year-over-year home sales will likely fall by 18% after a 17% decline from 2021 to 2022, Yun noted. In 2023, new-home sales are up 5% year to date, Yun said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pending home sales ticked up 1.1% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index rose to a reading of 72.6 Pending homes sales mirrored the trend in new home sales , which posted a 12.3% Furthermore, inventory remains tight, which hinders sales but keeps home prices elevated.” in 2024, hitting 800,000 new homes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Homebuyers flocked to what little inventory existed in January, with existing-home sales rising 6.7% January sales fell 2.3% The supply of homes for sale fell to a record low, down 16.5% The supply of homes for sale fell to a record low, down 16.5% Sales of homes priced above $1 million were up 39%. .

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Despite yet another increase in homebuilder sentiment , the sales pace of new homes declined month over month in June, according to data published on Wednesday by the U.S. In June, the sales pace of new homes fell 2.5% On a year-over-year basis, however, new home sales were up 23.8%. compared to June 2022.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

With elevated mortgage rates sidelining both home buyers and sellers, existing home sales fell in June, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales were also down significantly from a year prior. Total existing home sales slipped 3.3% Year-over-year, sales dropped 18.9%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2023

After holding steady month over month in April , pending home sales were back down again in May, dropping 2.7%, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year over year, pending home sales were down 22.2%, a larger decrease than the 20.3% annual drop recorded in April. The Northeast (66.7)

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The new single-family home sales rollercoaster ride continues. After rebounding in August from a drop in July, new home sales were back down again in September, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Sales of new single-family homes in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 603,000, down 10.9%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

Existing home sales marginally increased in May , but were still down significantly from a year prior, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales rose 0.2% Year-over-year, sales dropped 20.4% Year-over-year, sales dropped 20.4% Sales in the South rose 1.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

A new generation of digitally native homebuyers and sellers are expecting online experiences , in every type of transaction, and more convenient and seamless ways to find, tour, purchase, and sell homes on their own terms. Contingencies are a roadblock to a sale and buyers want help unblocking them.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

month-over-month in January , new home sales were down again in February, decreasing 2.0% Year-over-year, new home sales were down 6.2% At the end of February, an estimated 407,000 new homes were still for sale, which at the current sales rate represents a 6.3 After dropping 4.5% in February.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

The NAHB/HMI report is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members, in which homebuilders are asked to rate both current market conditions for the sale of new homes and expected conditions for the next six months, as well as traffic of prospective buyers of new homes. This is the index’s highest reading since June 2022.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

housing market is back on track , stronger than ever, with a total estimated value of $52 trillion, according to a new analysis by Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow Group. Fueling this increase is new construction, according to Divounguy, even though the 1.3% Over the past year, the value of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

So, the author tried to use new construction prices from back in April to describe the whole U.S. We have significantly fewer home sales happening. Supply of homes for sale is very low, and most of the year we’ve had more buyers than sellers. New contracts dipped as affordability is out of reach for so many.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

An important metric in today’s residential real estate market is the number of homes available for sale. They define active listings as: “ The active listing count tracks the number of for sale properties on the market , excluding pending listings where a pending status is available. What happened last year? What’s happening this year?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Sales from 2022 to 2023 were down 14%,” Mark Fischer, the CEO of the Indiana Realtors Association , said. “We We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” With existing inventory down, Schuler said new construction has taken on a larger role in his market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. Let’s look at the new construction forecast for 2024. The business appears durable, too. million and 7.3

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Despite all the external factors cooling down overall home sales – high interest rates, less spending power among residents, lack of inventory— real estate transactions are still hot in certain key areas. In Florida, new housing inventory has not grown significantly: the number of newly listed homes stands at 43,081, an 8.8%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mortgage demand for new homes jumped in October as the inventory for existing homes remained depleted. Mortgage applications for new-home purchases rose 39.7% We estimate that the pace of home sales increased for the third straight month to a 715,000-unit annual pace — the strongest sales month since May 2023.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2023

The NAHB/HMI report is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members, in which homebuilders are asked to rate both current market conditions for the sale of new homes and expected conditions for the next six months, as well as traffic of prospective buyers of new homes. That share from 2000-2019 was a 12.7%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2020

New home construction continues to climb, as privately owned single-family housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.496 million, a 22.6% jump from June , according to a new report from the U.S. Homebuilders have supported sales by drawing down existing inventories of homes previously started.

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