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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. NAR Research : Total existing-home sales decreased 5.9% million in October.

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Don’t get too excited about the jump in existing home sales

Housing Wire

We got a great existing home sales report on Thursday, but is this data already too old? Existing home sales showed a jump in sales, which was anticipated by most as we had positive, forward-looking housing data due to mortgage rates falling from 8.03% to 6.63%. Purchase apps look out 30-90 days before they hit sales data.

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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

And existing home sales crashed in 2022 from a peak of around 6.5 housing market , we just experienced an event that most people never thought could happen. However, expect sales to pick up again soon since mortgage rates have markedly declined after peaking late last year.” The days on market were too low.

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Home sales dip 5.4% in June, days on market hit historic low

The American Genius for Real Estate

Existing home sales fell in June, the median home price hit a historic high, and the average days on market also hit a historic low. Combined with rising interest rates squeezing even more folks out of the market, the housing market is in new territory. The post Home sales dip 5.4%

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How Does Days on Market Impact Home Sales: DOM Explained

Maximum Exposure Real Estate

One such abbreviation might be DOM, which means Days on Market. The DOM meaning is the number of days that the home has been listed in the MLS. The post How Does Days on Market Impact Home Sales: DOM Explained appeared first on Massachusetts Real Estate Exposure. It starts from when […].

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Existing home sales are still savagely unhealthy

Housing Wire

We still have the unhealthy dynamics of noticeable sales declines, but prices are still growing year over year. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell last month while prices increased yearly. Sales were down 5.4% And, the median existing-home sales price climbed 13.4% from May and 14.2%

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The Relationship Between Leverage & ‘Days On Market’

Toronto Realty Blog

As a buyer’s agent, you can grovel, you can cite comparable sales, you can talk about the market conditions, and you can get a Harvard-educated, MENSA-member to explain why the property is worth less than $1,599,900, but the comeback from the listing agent will ultimately remain, “We just listed today.”