{"id":2470,"date":"2018-08-30T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/why-are-existing-home-sales-down\/"},"modified":"2018-08-30T10:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:00:24","slug":"why-are-existing-home-sales-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/why-are-existing-home-sales-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are Existing Home Sales Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Why<\/p>\n

The latest Existing Home Sales Report<\/a><\/em> issued by the National Association of Realtors<\/em> (NAR) revealed that home sales have decreased for four consecutive months and are at their slowest pace in over two years. This has some industry leaders puzzled considering the fact that the economy is strengthening, unemployment is down, and wages are beginning to rise. This begs the question: \u201cWhere are the buyers?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Actually, agents in the field of most communities are still seeing strong desire from prospective purchasers. They have a list of potential buyers ready to go if the right houses come on the market and they claim it is not a shortage of demand, but is instead a shortage of inventory that is causing the market to soften.<\/p>\n

Why is there a shortage of inventory?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

You only need to look at the graph below to understand:<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/a><\/p>\n

New construction sales over the last ten years are far below historic numbers from 1995-2002.<\/p>\n

A recent industry report<\/a> looked at building permits and concluded:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf construction over the past decade matched historic norms, accounting for population change, the country would have had 2.3 million more single-family home permits.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That decade of not building enough homes is the primary reason for the concerns about today\u2019s market.<\/p>\n

Wait, weren\u2019t we talking about \u2018existing\u2019 home sales?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Some may argue that NAR\u2019s sales report deals with existing home sales and not new construction, and they would be correct. However, reports have shown that one of the main reasons why existing homeowners are not selling is because they can\u2019t find homes that meet the needs of their current lifestyles. Historically, the upgrades in a newly constructed home were the answers to those needs.<\/p>\n

Over the last decade, however, there were fewer homes built to satisfy this move-up seller. Consequently, there are many homeowners who stayed in their homes for a longer tenure<\/a>, instead of putting their homes up for sale.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As more new homes are being built, there will be more housing inventory to satisfy current demand which will cause prices to moderate and sales volumes to increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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