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The financial strength of US homeowners is a cushion against a downturn

Housing Wire

With the release of the CoreLogic 2024 Q1 Equity Insights report, which Logan discussed last week , and now the FHFA National Mortgage Database Aggregate Statistics , we have a lot of visibility into the financial position of the American homeowner. If I realize I must sell the house, and I’m met with very weak market conditions (No.

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The savagely unhealthy housing market is back

Housing Wire

The days on market are back to a teenager level in the existing home sales market, which means I can officially say we are back to a savagely unhealthy housing market! Nothing good happens in the housing market when the days on market are at a teenager level or lower. million in May.

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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

Total housing costs for American homeowners versus their wages are meager, and most will buy a home right away when they sell. However, in 2020 new listing data came back, and we don’t want to see the new listings continue to decline this year — that would be a double negative for the housing market. The days on market were too low.

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Why “Days on Market” Matters to Home Buyers When Selling a House

HomeLight

The amount of time a home spends on a market (a statistic known as “days on market”) depends on a variety of factors like location, market trends, how your listing is marketed, and pricing. For instance, in Lafayette, LA the median days on market spent is 72 days, while in Atlanta, GA that number is 33 days.

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The 2023 Housing Market: A Look Ahead

Housing Wire

While this would be a hit to homeowner equity, only 1 to 2 percent more of homeowners would move into negative equity. Second, because homeowners are well qualified, they can ride out this correction. Days on market will likely continue to stretch out and peak next spring along with supply. .

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The health of this housing market: Comparing 2024 data to 2011

Housing Wire

So not only do we have a very limited number of homes underwater, but homeowners also have a lot of selling equity. The second positive factor is that homeowners who haven’t lost their jobs can sell their homes and use that equity for a down payment for another house or even pay cash for the next purchase.

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The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

Housing Wire

One of the critical data lines that I want to see improve this year is days on market. My concern now is that some sellers are feeling stressed about this market, which should never happen because this is the best seller market ever. NAR Research : The median existing-home sales price rose to $357,300, up 15.0%

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