They'll also need to be prepared to face
tighter inventories of homes for sale.
«This past year, the still -
tight inventory of homes for sale in Florida couldn't meet growing buyer demand,» says Christine Hansen, 2018 president of Florida Realtors ® and broker / owner of CENTURY 21 Hansen Realty in Fort Lauderdale.
Tight inventories of homes for sale are making markets increasingly competitive.
We are also experiencing
a tighter inventory of homes for sale, which is supporting an increase in home prices.»
Given
the tight inventory of homes for sale, a 5.1 - month supply at the current sales pace, home prices are being bid up.»
A persistent
tight inventory of homes for sale is holding back sales but pushing up home prices in most areas of the country, Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist, said in the report.
She is convinced that in a market with
a tight inventory of homes for sale, it can speed the process along mightily.
Not exact matches
Price gains partly driven by
tight supply and low
inventories of homes for sale.
Inventory is tight and home values are rising, and it's easy to assume that the main culprit for shrinking inventory is a shrinking number of homes being listed
Inventory is
tight and
home values are rising, and it's easy to assume that the main culprit
for shrinking
inventory is a shrinking number of homes being listed
inventory is a shrinking number
of homes being listed
for sale.
The housing market faces challenges, such as the number
of home owners still facing negative equity,
inventories of for -
sale homes remaining constrained, and mortgage credit remaining
tight and preventing some buyers from qualifying
for a loan.
Jobs are growing and interest rates remain low, but
tight inventory in many parts
of the country continues to drive
home prices up, hurting affordability, especially
for first - time buyers, who can't tap
home sale proceeds to come up with a down payment.
Continuing
tight underwriting by lenders, low
inventories in many markets, and rising interest rates are holding back growth in
sales volume, said Yun, leading him to predict
home sales of about 5.12 million
for 2014, virtually the same level forecast
for 2013.
The
tight inventory of homes for -
sale that plagued many markets in recent months is starting to fade.
Their increasing desire to stay put could continue to press already
tight inventories of homes for -
sale across the country.
«Meanwhile, despite a small increase in the
inventory of new
homes on the market in September, the number
of completed new
homes for sale is now at an all - time low and the month's supply is at its
tightest since October 2005.
Credit
for buyers and builders remains
tight so some
sales are cancelled because buyers» failure to qualify and the
inventory of new
homes is very low because builders can not obtain financing to replenish their
sales.
Sales rose most in the Midwest, where the contract closings climbed 3.8 percent to a 1.35 million pace from the prior month At the current pace, it would take 4.6 months to sell out housing inventory, compared with 4.7 months in May; less than a five months» supply is a tight market, the Realtors group has said Properties were on the market for 34 days in June, the same as year ago Single - family home sales climbed 0.8 percent to an annual rate of 4.92 million while purchases of multifamily properties increased 3.2 percent to a 650,000 pace First - time buyers accounted for 33 percent of all sales, up from 30 percent in May and the highest share since July 2012 Sales driven in gains among most expensive homes, NAR's Yun
Sales rose most in the Midwest, where the contract closings climbed 3.8 percent to a 1.35 million pace from the prior month At the current pace, it would take 4.6 months to sell out housing
inventory, compared with 4.7 months in May; less than a five months» supply is a
tight market, the Realtors group has said Properties were on the market
for 34 days in June, the same as year ago Single - family
home sales climbed 0.8 percent to an annual rate of 4.92 million while purchases of multifamily properties increased 3.2 percent to a 650,000 pace First - time buyers accounted for 33 percent of all sales, up from 30 percent in May and the highest share since July 2012 Sales driven in gains among most expensive homes, NAR's Yun
sales climbed 0.8 percent to an annual rate
of 4.92 million while purchases
of multifamily properties increased 3.2 percent to a 650,000 pace First - time buyers accounted
for 33 percent
of all
sales, up from 30 percent in May and the highest share since July 2012 Sales driven in gains among most expensive homes, NAR's Yun
sales, up from 30 percent in May and the highest share since July 2012
Sales driven in gains among most expensive homes, NAR's Yun
Sales driven in gains among most expensive
homes, NAR's Yun said.
Total housing
inventory at the end
of April rose 11.9 percent, a seasonal increase to 2.16 million existing
homes available
for sale, which represents a 5.2 - month supply at the current
sales pace, compared with 4.7 months in March.Listed
inventory is 13.6 percent below a year ago, when there was a 6.6 - month supply, with current availability
tighter in the lower price ranges.
The
inventory of new and existing
homes for sale remains relatively
tight as buyers seek to move up to larger houses or downsize to smaller ones, he said.
This explosive growth is being driven by increases in
home values and selling prices,
tight inventories of houses
for sale, and pay - downs
of principal on existing...
The
inventory of homes for sale remains very
tight in many markets across the country, with the May
inventory 14.8 % lower than May 2015.
This explosive growth is being driven by increases in
home values and selling prices,
tight inventories of houses
for sale, and pay - downs
of principal on existing mortgages.
Additionally,
tight credit and low
for -
sale inventory in many areas make buying a
home today difficult
for many, even as demand
for the luxuries offered by a single - family residence — more space, (even a sense
of) more security, a yard and access to good, suburban schools — remains robust.
Tight inventory — that is, not enough
homes available
for sale — has
for the past couple
of years been one
of the main reasons that the housing market can't quite get the traction it needs.
«Recent strengthening
of the US economy,
tight for -
sale housing
inventories, and healthy
home equity gains are all working to boost
home improvement activity,» says Chris Herbert, Managing Director
of the Joint Center
for Housing Studies.
Price gains partly driven by
tight supply and low
inventories of homes for sale.