Tag Archive for: housing inventory

Investors Dumping Inventory vs. Mortgage Rate Lockdowns!

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Big Problems Ahead for Real Estate Investors! That was the title of this tweet from Nick Gerli, a real estate guru on YouTube. He said: “The 6-month US Treasury now […]Read More

Inflation Cools & Rates Plummet; More Inventory ≠ A Housing CRASH

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CPI Inflation numbers came out surprisingly cool this morning – indicating it was flat month-over-month and down year-over-year (it was 9.1% in June but 8.5% in July). 8.5% inflation is […]Read More

Car Shortages to Surpluses Overnight; Things Change VERY QUICKLY

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I saw this tweet over the weekend: “The auto industry collapse has just begun and this would be one of the worst times for you to buy a vehicle. In a normal market (pre-2020), Auto Loan delinquencies hovered at 2 to 3%. Today, that number is exploding with nearly 1 in every 4 loans in default in Washington DC.” The author of the tweet is Graham Stephan, a young investor and car enthusiast, and he may or may not be right.Read More

Why Housing Prices Will Double In 6 Years; No Bubble Here…Part 37

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Interestingly, Barry Habib (MBS Highway Founder), Ken McElroy (famous real estate investor), and some dude on Reddit all recently made the case for much higher housing prices – DESPITE HIGHER […]Read More

Why Higher Rates Could Save The Housing Market

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One of the biggest issues facing the housing market today is a lack of inventory. And, ironically, the very rate increases that many fear will tank the housing market may actually save it. Redfin reported that investors purchased 18.4% of all residential real estate in Q4 of 2021. 3/4 of those purchases were “all cash.” And 3/4 of those purchases were for single-family homes too.Read More

China’s Massive Housing Bubble? Will It Affect Us?

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China has somewhere between 55 to 65 million unoccupied properties, depending on the source, and an additional 93 million units under construction. Famous financier, Hugh Hendry, was on this Rebel Capitalist Podcast in December discussing China’s extremely precarious property market – and tossing out these numbers.Read More

Housing Inventory Crisis! How Bad Is It?

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Picture yourself walking into your local Whole Foods and seeing 2/3 of the shelves entirely empty. That is exactly the state of the single-family residential real estate market today, according […]Read More

Cash Buyers & “Scary” Signs Of The Times; False Mailers; Selling Info

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OVERHEATED MARKET AWASH IN CASH – OR SIGN OF THE TIMES? A close friend of mine bought a home in Scottsdale, AZ, in November for less than $1.1mm. She visited […]Read More

Housing Inventory Shortages – Is Help On The Way?

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INVENTORY SHORTAGE – WILL THERE BE RELIEF? Homebuyers nationwide are facing severe housing inventory shortages while median home prices continue to rise. Pundits are weighing in on whether relief is […]Read More

The Other Reason Housing Inventory Is So Low (Not What You Think)

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In the 1970s, when inflation was out of control, the press was always looking for scapegoats to blame like “middlemen” and “greedy businessmen” when the cause was really at the […]Read More

How Do Elections Affect The Housing Market?

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The best blogs come from plywood companies. I always say that. Or at least today I do b/c I found this excellent blog, titled “Presidents and Plywood – How Elections […]Read More

6 More Reasons Why Inventory Is Low; Not What You Think

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I recently blogged about the coming “Nuclear Winter” for housing, focusing primarily on a massive pending inventory shortage. I am beating that dead horse one final time for several reasons: […]Read More

Appraisal Issues – Low Values, Delays & Why; When Summer = Spring

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Our Social Media Manager recently noted a lot of comments on social media  regarding appraisal issues – both low values and delays. The conditions that foster these issues are worse […]Read More

People Staying In Homes Much Longer – Creates Inventory Shortage

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“Fewer homes for sale is a big reason why even ultralow mortgage rates, record levels of home equity and a strong job market haven’t jump-started the sluggish housing market.” The […]Read More