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April 2018 Market Updates

Housing Supply Overview Supply remains low in most markets and categories. Buyer demand continues to show that there is room for growth, but we still have not reached a point where a year-over-year increase in the number of homes for sale can be anticipated. For the 12-month period spanning April 2017 through March 2018, Pending Sales in the Western… Read more »

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March 2018 Market Updates

Housing Supply Overview Supply remains low in most markets and categories. Buyer demand continues to show that there is room for growth, but we still have not reached a point where a year-over-year increase in the number of homes for sale can be anticipated. For the 12-month period spanning April 2017 through March 2018, Pending Sales in the Western… Read more »

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February 2018 Market Reports

Housing Supply Overview Mortgage rates are on the rise. When this happens, it means that buyers in the lower-priced categories tend to have the dilemma of choosing to pay more for their desired home, paying less to get less, waiting for more listings or saving more money toward a downpayment. For the 12-month period spanning March 2017 through February… Read more »

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January 2018 Market Reports

Housing Supply Overview As we enter 2018, it will be most interesting to watch demand dynamics, as home sales have been lower in several markets over the last few months. Whether this is related to there being not enough homes for sale, prices getting too high or less buyer interest remains to be seen. For the 12-month period spanning… Read more »

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Matrix is Here!

Western Upstate Multiple Listing Service is pleased to announce that Matrix™ from CoreLogic® is now available. Between now and March 5th, Matrix and Paragon are running parallel. During this time, all listing input and maintenance will still be conducted within Paragon, but you may now begin to utilize every other function of Matrix. We HIGHLY… Read more »

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December 2017 Market Reports

Housing Supply Overview Inventory was again a driving metric in residential real estate in 2017, whether the fewer number of homes available put a damper on sales or created lower affordability due to competitive demand between eager buyers willing to raise the percent of original list price received at sale. For the 12-month period spanning January 2017… Read more »

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November 2017 Market Reports are Out

Housing Supply Overview The primary housing storyline for the past two years remains the same. Demand is high, supply is low and interest rates have been steady. There are a few signs that indicate an increase in the number of homes for sale in 2018. For now, inventory remains low in most submarkets. For the 12- month… Read more »

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News from the Broker-In-Charge Update held on November 15

We had a great turnout for the Broker-In-Charge Update held at the Association Office on Wednesday.  Here are a few of the highlights: President/CEO Peggy Hill gave a “Year In Review” that offered the following accomplishments Building renovation completed in May after a long 8 months’ construction New website launched in September with much improved… Read more »

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October 2017 Market Reports are Available

Housing Supply Overview Supply will dip for the remainder of the year, but there are some hopeful signs that we may see a bump in the new year. To say that more inventory will immediately impact housing markets is premature, especially if affordability continues to drop and prices continue to rise. For the 12- month period spanning… Read more »

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