Housing inventory officially went negative year-over-year last week. This might be a shocker to some people, but not for readers of our Housing Market Tracker, since I believe the housing inventory story started shifting in mid-June of 2025. Lets go over last week’s data and explain what’s happening. Housing Inventory First things first: the Memorial […]
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Florida’s housing market is settling into a period of measured stability, with pending sales on the rise and inventory levels flattening. Sellers who cling to pandemic-era pricing continue to face resistance from buyers navigating high mortgage rates and affordability constraints. As of May 23, HousingWire Data shows the median list price of homes in Florida
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Sales of new US homes declined in April by more than forecast as builder incentives failed to motivate potential buyers at the start of the spring selling season. Processing Content Purchases of new single-family homes decreased 6.2% from March to a 622,000 annualized pace, according to government data released Thursday. Economists expected a 660,000 rate,
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It’s been a day full of news about a possible peace deal with Iran, which would be great news for housing. However, even though mortgage rates have risen due to the conflict lasting longer than anyone initially thought, housing demand has held up, and housing inventory is now on the verge of going negative year
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US housing starts declined in April as construction of single-family homes dropped by the most in nearly a year, suggesting builders are growing cautious amid higher mortgage rates. Processing Content New residential construction decreased 2.8% last month to an annualized rate of 1.47 million homes, according to government figures released Thursday. Starts of single-family homes
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Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield both hit yearly highs after the Friday massacre in the bond market, as we didn’t get any positive news on ending the conflict in Iran. Even with all that, our weekly pending home sales data is still positive year over year, for now. The weekly mortgage purchase application data
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors.Want unlimited access to top ideas and insights? Subscribe Now In January, the Trump Administration released a new executive order seeking to limit the role of large institutional investors in single-family homes and promote greater access to homes for families and local buyers.
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The nation’s housing market is settling into a “more sustainable equilibrium,” according to real estate analytics firm HouseCanary. Processing Content More homes nationwide went under contract in April compared to the same time last year, while the median closing price was up over 5% in the same timeframe, the firm reported this month. Inventory growth,
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One positive housing story that really isn’t getting any love is the inventory growth we have seen since the lows of 2022. Why is that positive? Well, more inventory means more choices, a better buyer’s market, and less price growth — all things the housing market needs to get healthy again. I believe this is one
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Sales of previously owned US homes barely rose in April from a nine-month low, underscoring a sluggish housing market at the start of the spring-selling season. Processing Content Contract closings edged up 0.2% to a 4.02 million annualized rate, according to National Association of Realtors data out Monday. That was slightly slower than the median
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