Lower housing inventory and strong buyer demand drove median home prices higher even as statewide home sales decreased in February, according to Illinois REALTORS ®.
Low housing inventory was one of the big real estate stories of the last couple of years.
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Not only will interest rates remain relatively low, but I see no short - term solution to historically
low housing inventories.
Amid
the lowest housing inventory levels in more than 13 years, existing - home sales in California still eked out a year - over-year gain, while the median sales price posted a solid annual increase, according to the California Association of REALTORS ® (C.A.R.).
NAR leaders have long spoken out about how
the low housing inventory is driving up prices and creating steep barriers to homeownership, especially for first - time buyers.
Their optimism comes at a time when
low housing inventory problems persist.
The explanation has now become to sound like a broken record:
low housing inventory is to blame.
With
lower housing inventories than ever before, a slowing in new construction, an increase in construction materials cost and banks that are still not eager to lend despite historically low rates, many investors have become frustrated.
Several factors are at play, experts say, including
low housing inventory, pent up -LSB-...]
According to the California Association of Realtors, amid
the lowest housing inventory levels in more than 13 years, California existing home sales still eked out a year - over-year gain, while the median sales price posted a solid annual increase.
We are seeing
low housing inventory and higher prices for homes NOW!
Several factors are at play, experts say, including
low housing inventory, pent up demand and increasingly optimistic sellers.
Low housing inventory was one of the big real estate stories of the last couple of years.
Experts did express concerns about how fast home prices were rising, which they credited in part to
low housing inventory.
Experts believe that
low housing inventory have driven prices up on existing homes.
Buyers in many areas need to be prepared for an increased amount of competition due to
low housing inventory this spring.
Not exact matches
As a result, Rascoff said, home prices shoot up, leaving minimal
inventory at the middle and
low end of the
housing market — and causing many millennials end up renting into their 30s.
Available
housing inventory in the U.S. is at historical
lows and homebuilders are faced with high costs and labor shortages.
Lower inventory levels have served to push
housing prices steadily higher.
Housing inventories are near historic
lows and median home prices are near historic highs, yet supply growth in starter homes remains insufficient to lure young buyers.
According to Realtors, an uptick in existing U.S. home sales in the final three months of 2017 pulled down
housing inventory to an all - time
low, while keeping home - price growth at its recent robust pace.
«Today's near record
low homeownership rate, combined with
low inventory of rental property, have combined to push rental rates higher during the
housing recovery,» he says.
With today's increased
housing demand and the
low supply of
housing inventory in places like New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania (
housing supply is averaging about 2 - 3 months), now may be a good time to consider selling your
house.
Inventory might be
low, but that's not stopping Millennials from upping their
housing game.
Thanks to relatively
low unemployment, rising interest rates, a dearth of new construction, a large population of new metro residents, and tight
housing inventory, Detroit, Michigan's
housing market could be heading into a heated territory.
Re / Max credits
low interest rates for the
housing market's success, along with tight
inventory levels and increased urban demand.
Fueled by record -
low interest rates and
housing inventories, home prices in the United States hit another all - time high in 2017.
After the 2008
housing bust, home prices bottomed out, dropping so
low — homes were selling for less than replacement construction costs — that many investors jumped in, soaking up most of the
inventory.
«With
housing inventory reaching historic
lows, homebuyers are struggling to find the homes they desire,» said Patty Sullivan, director of public relations with Carrington Mortgage Holdings, LLC, in Plano, Texas.
Total
housing inventory fell 11.4 % in December 2017, according to the National Association of Realtors, and was 10.3 %
lower than the previous year.
Then, we can't find them another
house for a month because
inventory is so
low that most buyers actually have very few homes to choose from.
The two main factors driving home price appreciation are
low inventory and a
low vacancy rate among owner - occupied
housing.
I continue to hold AVTR under the theory that the
housing market will eventually turn and AVTR will be well positioned with a
low - cost
inventory structure.
I actually offered $ 200 over ask since I knew the
housing inventory is
low and there are lots of buyers.
An additional side effect of higher mortgage rates will be felt in
housing inventory, as some homeowners with
lower mortgage rates may hesitate to sell their homes and take out a new home loan with a higher rate.
If you are out
house - hunting in the fall, chances are
inventory is
lower than it was in the spring and summer.
The number of homes for sale continues to remain at record
lows with the nationwide
inventory of for - sale single - family homes, condos, townhomes, and co-ops is about 19 percent below
inventory levels from a year ago, Realtor.com reports in its analysis of July
housing data of 146 markets.
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Housing inventory declined last month and is a staggering 7.1 percent
lower than a year ago.»
Two factors supporting price increases are the
low inventory of homes for sale and the
low vacancy rate among owner - occupied
housing.
JS: Due to
low inventory, first - time homebuyers are having trouble finding a
house — and first - time homebuyers make up a decent percentage of the business.
A better example is the service I get from my housekeeper at my new rental in Tennessee: she does the post-stay walk - through, cleans, and provides or maintains the
inventory of supplies (she provides quite a bit: trash bags, toilet paper, basic toiletries, dishwashing soap, hand soap; the things I provide, she'll let me know when supplies are
low, and I'll have new items shipped to her
house).
An uptick in existing - home sales in the final three months of 2017 pulled down
housing inventory to an all - time
low and kept home - price growth at its recent robust pace.
Our
housing inventory quality is far superior and our rental rates are not only controlled, but our middle class economy has a much
lower portion of renters, never mind comparing the rental
inventory quality.
«
Housing inventory is
low right now so it will be interesting to see if this January is any different than the trends we've identified over the past seven years.»
One of the most frustrating aspects of this year's
housing recovery is that solid demand from buyers has encountered stubbornly
low inventory levels in many U.S. and Canadian markets, especially for starter homes.
Housing inventories, though, remain tight at a 4.3 - month supply, with
inventories of new homes hovering at a four - and - a-half-year
low.
Housing inventory, however, grew from a 4.0 - months supply to 4.4 months, which may lower if residents in need of housing come out in full force to buy repaired or undamaged
Housing inventory, however, grew from a 4.0 - months supply to 4.4 months, which may
lower if residents in need of
housing come out in full force to buy repaired or undamaged
housing come out in full force to buy repaired or undamaged homes.
Course attendees, representing a geographic cross section from California to Delaware and Minnesota to Texas, identified similar conditions —
low inventory, bidding wars, flat income, appraisal problems — impeding the development of affordable
housing for working families across their markets.