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Lack of Housing Inventory Puts Upward Pressure on Price, Notes MarketNsight

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, reports that home prices continue to increase due to heavily constrained inventory for new and resale homes. “We will continue to see upward pressure on prices in 2024,” said John Hunt, Principal and Chief Analyst at MarketNsight. “Inventory is still 45% below pre-COVID levels. We need an additional 46,000 units annually in[...]

MarketNsight at IBS Vegas - President John Hunt to Speak at International Builders’ Show

Don’t Miss John Hunt of MarketNsight at IBS

Join John Hunt of MarketNsight at IBS! If you are attending the 2024 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, make sure to add these MarketNsight presentations to your show planner. Principal and Chief Analyst John Hunt is speaking on several hot topics, including build-to-rent, narrow lots and micro product and housing’s 80/20 rule. Hosted by the National Association of Home[...]

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, presented its state-of-the-market report and 2024 predictions during Market Watch calling for zoning reform and new housing solutions.

MarketNsight Calls for Zoning Reform and New Housing Solutions

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, presented its state-of-the-market report and 2024 predictions during Market Watch calling for zoning reform and new housing solutions. "Nationwide job growth of nearly 3 million jobs in 2023 underscores the urgent need for increased housing supply to accommodate new workforce entrants, whether they rent or buy," said John Hunt, Principal and Chief[...]

The housing market may be near the bottom.

Housing Market is Revisiting 2022 Lows, But the Bottom is Possibly Near

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, reports after 13 consecutive weeks with rates over 7%, the housing market has broken the lows in pending sales set in November 2022. History may be repeating itself, however, and the market may be near the bottom. “Rates peaked two weeks ago, and pending sales have continued to fall through November[...]

MarketNsight’s MarketWatch

MarketNsight’s MarketWatch: December 14

MarketNsight’s MarketWatch MarketNsight presents the current state of the Atlanta housing market and predictions for 2024 WHAT: From interest rates nearing 8% to resale inventory at a record low, there is an opening for new construction to fill the massive inventory gap. Find out more at MarketNsight’s MarketWatch on Thursday, December 14, 2023. John Hunt with MarketNsight and Dr. Rajeev Dhawan with the[...]

White house with an arrow pointing upwards symbolizing a rise in pending sales

YoY Pending Sales Turned Positive for First Time in 18 Months

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, reports that year-to-year pending sales turned positive the last week of October for the first time since the second week of June 2022. “Don’t get too excited – the last week of October 2023 is being compared to a very bad October 2022,” said John Hunt, Principal and Chief Analyst at MarketNsight.[...]

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Pending Sales Hold Steady Despite Sustained Rates Above 7%

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, reports that even after six weeks in a row with 30-year fixed mortgage rates higher than 7%, pending sales are performing better than in the fall of 2022. “Home buyers have become accustomed to higher rates, and the market continues to be driven by the lack of housing supply,” said John Hunt,[...]

MarketNsight Identifies 7% as the New Sensitivity Threshold for Mortgages

MarketNsight Identifies 7% as the New Sensitivity Threshold for Mortgages

MarketNsight identifies 7% as the new sensitivity threshold for mortgages. The leading real estate data and analysis provider reports that rates in the second week of August 2023 rose to 7.09% - surpassing the 20-year highs set last fall. On the way to 7.09%, pending sales rapidly declined, completely reversing the positive trend witnessed in the third week of July[...]

MarketNsight Reveals Decrease in July Pending Sales

MarketNsight Reveals 18% Decrease in Pending Sales Year to Year

Bright Spot: New home pending sales are up 48% year over year since February MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, reports that pending sales in July were down 18% year to year – showing no significant change from the 19% decrease revealed in its January 2023 update. Unless interest rates drop significantly in the next few months, pending[...]

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MarketNsight Reports First Significant 2023 Price Increase

MarketNsight, a leading real estate data and analysis provider, reports that June’s collapse in housing inventory ushered in 2023’s first significant price increase. In late June, total inventory turned negative year over year for the first time in 13 months. Two weeks later, the effect of this drop in inventory was reflected in prices. Prices in July 2023 were up 6%[...]