Pending Home Sales Data Points To Slower Months Of Home Sales Ahead


Pending Home Sales Data Points To Slower Months Of Home Sales Ahead
By Scott Rogers • March 20, 2023
Pending home sales is the most timely indicator of what we should expect in the very near future for closed home sales. A pending home sale is a house that is under contract. Two springs ago (2021) the number of pending sales peaked at 373. Last spring (2022) the number of pending sales peaked at 416. There are currently only 261 pending home sales. As such, it seems likely that we'll see fewer closed home sales over the next few months. But, interestingly, this lower level of pending home sales does not necessarily seem to be a result of an insufficient number of buyers wanting to buy -- but rather, an insufficient number of sellers willing to sell. This seems to be a supply side issue inventory levels (the number of homes on the market for sale) remain stubbornly low. If we were seeing fewer pending home sales, and inventory levels climbing, this would be an indication that buyer demand is declining. That is not what we're seeing. So long as fewer sellers are willing to sell, we are likely going to continue to see lower numbers of pending home sales, and lower numbers of closed home sales unless new construction options increase to provide additional housing options for home buyers. Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: Improving Your Home Might Make More Sense Than Selling And Buying Buying A Home In Harrisonburg When You Do Not Yet Live Here Is Particularly Difficult Right Now An Absence Of Competing Listings In A Broad Price Range Does Not Mean You Can (Or Should) Round Your List Price Up To The Top Of That Range The First Buyer To Make An Offer Will Likely Not Include An Escalation Clause, At Least Not At First Home Buyers Seem To Be Drawing The Line In A More Rational Place Now When Making Offers Buy A House For Yourself, Not The Next Owner Home Sellers Will Not Voluntarily Sell Their Homes For Lower Prices Because Of Higher Interest Rates Unless Competition Forces Them To Do So Homes Are Still Selling Quickly, So You Should Know (Or Think About) Where You Are Going Next Before You List Your Home For Sale Are You Ready To Sell Your Rental Property? Should We Let Buyers View Your Home Before It Hits The Market?
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Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through May 31, 2023 (unless otherwise noted).
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