If you’re considering selling your home, you should know the number of homes for sale right now is low. That’s because, this season, fewer sellers are listing their houses for sale than the norm. Looking back at every April since 2017, the only year fewer sellers listed their homes was in April 2020, when the pandemic hit and stalled the housing market (shown in red in the graph Continue Reading
Manhattan Market Report for the week ending April 21, 2023, Supply closed out at 7,092. Pending Sales at 2,898 and off-market listings (delisting) maintain the market pulse at a .41% level. Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates increased for the first time in over a month due to shifting market expectations. Home prices have stabilized somewhat, but with supply tight and rates Continue Reading
If you’re considering buying a home, you want to know if the decision will be a sound one. And for many, that means thinking about what home prices are projected to do in the coming years and how that could impact your investment. This year, we aren’t seeing home prices fall dramatically. However, as the year goes on, some markets may increase in value, and others may lose their Continue Reading
Today’s homeowners are sitting on significant equity, even as home price appreciation has eased recently. If you’re a homeowner, your net worth got a boost over the past few years thanks to rising home prices. Here’s what it means for you, even as the market moderates. How Equity Has Grown in Recent Years Because of the imbalance between how many homes were for Continue Reading
Manhattan Market Report for the week ending February 24th, Supply closed out at 6,173 and trending up 2%. Pending Sales at 2,240 and off-market listings (delisting) maintain the market pulse at a .36% level. Demand is ticking higher. Two consecutive upticks in "demand," and hopefully, it will remain for the spring season. This was a short holiday week. We are on trend Continue Reading
One of the many reasons to buy a home is that it’s a significant way to build wealth and gain financial stability. According to Freddie Mac: “Building equity through your monthly principal payments and appreciation is a critical part of homeownership that can help you create financial stability.” With spring approaching, now’s a great time to consider if buying a Continue Reading
Manhattan Market Report for the week ending February 17th, Supply closed out at 6,071 and trends up. Pending Sales at 2,198 and off-market listings (delisting) maintain the market pulse at a .36% level. In the past few weeks, spurred by the good weather and lower rates the brokerage community is witnessing a more robust buyer activity. Multiple offer situations depend on the Continue Reading
The biggest challenge the housing market faces is how few homes there are for sale. Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, explains the root causes of today’s low supply: “Two dynamics are keeping existing-home inventory historically low – rate-locked existing homeownersandthe fear of not finding something to buy.” Let’s break down these two big issues in Continue Reading
To sell your home this spring, it may need more preparation than it would have a year or two ago. Today’s housing market has a different feel. There are more homes for sale than there were at this time last year, but inventory is still historically low. So, if a house has been sitting on the market for a while. That’s a sign it may not be hitting the mark for potential buyers. Continue Reading
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