To put the situation into perspective, consider that a three - to six - month
supply of homes for sale has historically been considered typical for most markets.
But a big factor in this calculation is the very
limited supply of homes convenient to transit, based on the very limited supply of transit stations.
Buyers are out in force, but home prices are high and there is record
low supply of homes for sale in most major markets.
One of the main drivers of escalating home prices is a lack
of supply of homes on the market.
Low mortgage rates are a boon for business, but first - time buyers need a
greater supply of homes and easier financing to get them back into the market at normal levels.
However, there is a 10 month
supply of homes over $ 500,000 so that segment is a Strong Buyers Market.
The housing recovery is being driven by
dwindling supplies of homes on the market, especially distressed properties that tend to sell well below their cost of construction.
The median number of days on the market nationwide is dropping due to an imbalance in many places in the low
supply of homes compared to high demand from buyers.
During this critical time for our nation's housing markets, manufactured housing provides a reliable, and
affordable supply of homes that meet a variety of housing and lifestyle needs.
At the current pace, there is a four - month
supply of homes on the market — much lower than the norms of six to seven months.
The bank says a combination of softer demand and rising
supply of homes for sale will likely pull some steam out of home prices.
Single - family home sales fell 0.6 % m / m to 618k annualized pace (est. 620k) after 622k rate (revised from 593k); Nov., Dec. figures also revised upward Median sales price increased 9.7 % y / y to $ 326,800; biggest gain since Dec. 2016
Supply of homes at current sales rate rose to 5.9 months, highest since Aug., from 5.8 months; number of homes for sale at 305,000, most since March 2009
Fannie Mae A congressionally chartered, shareholder - owned company that is the nation's
largest supplier of home mortgage funds.
- Typical annual market cycle was front - loaded in Q1 and Q2 but
increasing supply of homes for sale will bring average Canadian home prices down in third and fourth quarters -
A congressionally chartered, shareholder - owned company (otherwise called a «government - sponsored enterprise» or «GSE») that is the nation's largest
supplier of home mortgage funds.
Elaine Hung, vice-president of marketing for Sotheby's International Realty Canada, said low interest rates, high levels of immigration and a limited
supply of homes heated up the high - end housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver.
«A
constrained supply of homes over the past year has fueled robust home price increases, particularly in the coastal regions,» says C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton - Young.
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There is currently a 3.3 - month
supply of homes if sales continue at the current pace; in October 2015 there was a 4.7 - month supply.
In places like Phoenix, where the
current supply of homes is below average, sellers will expect buyers to have their financing lined up.
The strong demand and limited
supply of homes points to a highly competitive sellers» market in which our professional and trained REALTORS ® can help both buyers and sellers achieve success.»
What is more certain, McMullin said, is that the tax is unlikely to improve affordability for average Canadian buyers who are in bidding wars over the
stagnant supply of homes in Vancouver.
The positive news continued in April, when a
shrinking supply of homes on the market helped drive the median sales price up 12.4 % to $ 163,000.
«The month's
supply of homes continues to be way under a balanced market of six months, home prices have risen year - over-year for 67 straight months and multiple offers on listings for sale are a common occurrence,» said Lautz.
And with 12 homes for sale when I got my listing in November 2005, I was facing a market that basically had a four -
year supply of homes for sale.»
«The
small supply of homes for sale, at only about four months» worth, is one cause of rising prices,» Blitzer says.
As a bonus, Buyers get to experience a temporary «softening» of the market, which means fewer Buyers to compete with because of the
excess supply of homes, and also to negotiate with very motivated Sellers.
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Yet despite low mortgage rates luring prospective homebuyers, the housing market has remained hampered by tight mortgage credit, rising home prices and
thin supply of homes on the market.
A balanced housing market typically carries six - month
supply of home inventory; Seattle has 0.6 - month supply worth of homes listed for sale.
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