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19 articles tagged “inventory”.
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A popular video says pending home sales just hit a record low, worse than 2008. The sales claim looks credible, but prices, inventory and foreclosures tell a different story. Here is what holds up.
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Headlines say existing-home sales and prices rose in September. Pending contracts, forecasts and a lagging closing calendar tell a more cautious story. Here is what the numbers show and how to read them.
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Nashville's active listings are rising in the weeks before Thanksgiving while contract volume falls by double digits. Here is what the data shows, where price cuts are rising fastest, and how buyers can judge a fair offer.
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Pending sales hit a record September low and rates jumped past 7%, yet inventory is still far below Great Recession levels. Here is what the numbers say for buyers and sellers.
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Florida broker Jon Brooks says buyer demand is fading and sellers are blinking. We check his claims against price-cut, inventory and new-construction signals, and note where the evidence is thinner than the headline.
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Many homeowners listed or delayed hoping rates would fall. With a 30-year fixed quoted near 7.56% and inventory back near pre-pandemic levels, here is how long waiting can last and when a price cut or delisting makes more sense.
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Higher mortgage rates and a long-promised wave of boomer-owned homes are colliding in Southwest Florida. Here is what is likely to happen to listings and prices, and what is still unknown.
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National home prices look roughly flat, but Sun Belt metros like Austin are down sharply from their peaks and mortgage rates have climbed again. Here is what ResiClub's Lance Lambert says the data shows and what could come next.
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A YouTube list of ten "collapsing" Texas cities went viral. We sort the numbers on prices, inventory and days on market to see where the weakness is real and why "correction" fits better than "crash."
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New-home inventory is climbing and builders are leaning on rate buydowns and closing credits. Here is how to tell whether an incentive beats a lower price, and what can go wrong with a rate-locked new build.
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Housing analyst Jon Brooks says buyers are vanishing while sellers and builders cut prices. We separate what the numbers support from what is opinion, and explain how buyers can negotiate in a slower market.
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A talked-about idea would let owners keep the first $1 million of real estate profit tax-free. Here is how it compares with today's $250,000/$500,000 exclusion, what it could do to listings and prices, and why passage looks unlikely.
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