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Housing Supply Overview Inventory is gradually starting to improve in many pockets across the country, including in several markets that are showing year-over-year percentage increases. Listings tend to improve immediately after a new year, but this national increase also has to do with fewer sales. For the 12-month period spanning February 2018 through January 2019, Pending Sales in the… Read more »

Housing Supply Overview Although every community is different, a general analysis of all housing markets across the country reveals that housing inventory is slowly moving toward balance with year-ago levels. This is the first indication in years that we may be approaching an inventory bottom. For the 12-month period spanning November 2017 through October 2018, Pending Sales in the Western… Read more »

Housing Supply Overview According to a recent study by Fannie Mae, 24 percent of Americans feel that now is a good time to buy a house. That number was 54 percent five years ago. Feelings change rapidly when incomes do not match well with home prices and frustration sets in. For the 12-month period spanning October 2017 through… Read more »

Housing Supply Overview The potential of an affordability conundrum has veered into the national spotlight, as household wages struggle to keep pace with home price increases. Yet it is ill-advised to predict a heavy shift toward fewer sales and lower prices. Consumers have learned a lot in the last decade. For the 12-month period spanning September 2017 through… Read more »

Housing Supply Overview There are beginning to be hints of more supply in several markets across the country, coupled with a slowdown in total sales. These factors could potentially slow the long-standing trend of year-over-year median sales price increases. For the 12-month period spanning August 2017 through July 2018, Pending Sales in the Western Upstate region were down… Read more »