The housing inventory shortage that has been plaguing the US for years appears to finally be easing, but a significant factor behind what is driving up supply provides little encouragement that the stagnant market will get moving again anytime soon. But the major reason for the increase is that most homes on the market just aren’t selling. More than half (54.5%) of homes on the market last month had been listed for more than 60 days, with many deemed too expensive by would-be buyers.
According to Redfin data, that is up 49.9% from a year ago, and is the highest share of stale inventory for a November since 2019. The report said that the typical home that went under contract last month did so in 43 days, which is also the slowest November pace since 2019.There’s a lot of inventory, but it doesn’t feel like enough,” said Meme Loggins, a Redfin Premier real estate agent in Portland, Oregon. “I explain to sellers that their house will sit on the market if it’s not fairly priced,” Loggins said. “Homes that are priced well and in good condition are flying off the market in three to five days, but homes that are overpriced can sit for over three months.”Miami has the greatest share of homes on the market for longer than 60 days than any other major metro at 63.8%, followed by Austin, which has 62.4% of listings that have sat for more than two months without going under contract. The housing market saw a flurry of activity driven by high demand during the pandemic, but has become stagnant as soaring home prices and mortgage rates have led to an ongoing affordability crisis that has pushed homeownership out of reach for many Americans. Housing costs repeatedly broke records in 2024, and a report from the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) annual survey of buyers and sellers found the share of first-time homebuyers dropped from 32% in 2023 to 24% in 2024, the lowest share since NAR began collecting data in 1981
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