What this Week’s Data Means: Our research team releases regular monthly housing trends reports. These reports break down inventory metrics like the number of active listings and the pace of the market. In addition, we continue to give readers more timely weekly updates, an effort that began in response to the rapid changes in the economy […]
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Weekly Housing Trends: Week of November 6, 2021
What this Week’s Data Means: On a positive note, new listings this week were higher than we saw at this time one year ago, the first uptick in eight weeks. Although it’s a contrast to monthly trends observed in September and October, it is consistent with our recent survey about homeowner plans which shows that a growing number of […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of October 30, 2021
What this Week’s Data Means: Indicators from home price growth to the change in active inventory and time on the market remain stuck in a narrow range relative to one year ago, neither heating up nor cooling down. Even the relatively variable new listings trend has been fairly steady in the last 7 weeks. The […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of October 16, 2021
Real estate markets are settling in a more typical seasonal pattern as we progress through October. Lower temperatures are cooling the overheated pace of activity seen during the early months of 2021. While the number of for-sale properties remains below the number of homebuyers looking for their next home, the turnover in listings is slowing, […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of October 2, 2021
What this Week’s Data Means: Early fall is usually the best time of year for buyers to purchase a home, with the nationwide optimal time for homebuyers expected to be this week. With September inventory hitting 2021 highs, this season holds promise even though one of the big take-aways from this week’s data is that weakness in the […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of September 25, 2021
Our research team releases regular monthly housing trends reports. These reports break down inventory metrics like the number of active listings and the pace of the market. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we want to give readers more timely weekly updates. Generally, you can look forward to a Weekly Housing Trends View near the […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of September 18, 2021
The housing market is at a turning point this fall. As activity settles back from the pandemic home rush, home sales appear to be plateauing at a higher level than before the pandemic while home prices continue to advance. Despite a limited number of homes available for sale and competitive conditions marked by fast-selling homes, […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of September 11, 2021
As summer vacations wind down and backpacks and football reappear, the housing market sometimes gets a second wind. In a sign this may be the case, the median asking price bounced back this week as new listings–homeowners putting their home up for sale–also picked up. This could mean more buyers are taking advantage of what’s […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of August 21, 2021
Our research team releases regular monthly housing trends reports. These reports break down inventory metrics like the number of active listings and the pace of the market. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we want to give readers more timely weekly updates. Generally, you can look forward to a Weekly Housing Trends View near the […]
Weekly Housing Trends: Week of August 14, 2021
Home prices notched a third week at a single-digit pace after 50 consecutive weeks of growth in the double-digit range. This key buyer-friendly news is tempered by still record-high home prices. Additionally, data suggest that some of the apparent price moderation is due to a shift in what’s selling now. In July we saw an increase […]
