{"id":2481,"date":"2018-09-13T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/are-homebuyers-starting-to-hit-the-pause-button\/"},"modified":"2018-09-13T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:00:22","slug":"are-homebuyers-starting-to-hit-the-pause-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/are-homebuyers-starting-to-hit-the-pause-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Homebuyers Starting to Hit the \u2018Pause\u2019 Button?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Are<\/p>\n

For the last several years, buyer demand has far exceeded the housing supply available for sale. This low supply and high demand have led to home prices appreciating by an average of 6.2% annually since 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

With this being said, three of the four major reports used to measure buyer activity have revealed that purchasing demand may be softening. Here are the four indices, how they measure demand (methodology)<\/em>, what their latest reports said, and a quick synopsis of the report.<\/p>\n

The Foot Traffic Report<\/a>
\nby the National Association of Realtors<\/em><\/h4>\n

Methodology<\/u>: Every month SentriLock, LLC<\/em> provides NAR Research<\/em> with data on the number of properties shown by a REALTOR\u00ae<\/em>. Lockboxes made by SentriLock, LLC<\/em> are used in roughly a third of home showings across the nation. Foot traffic has a strong correlation with future contracts and home sales, so it can be viewed as a peek ahead at sales trends two to three months into the future.<\/p>\n

Latest Report<\/u>: \u201cFoot Traffic climbed 3.2 points to 55.8 mid-summer in July. Additionally, the diffusion index is higher than last year by 13.5 points. Despite a healthy economy and labor market, supply and new construction remains unable to keep up with buyer demand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/u>: Buyer demand remains strong.<\/p>\n

The Showing Index<\/a>
\nby ShowingTime<\/em><\/h4>\n

Methodology<\/u>: The ShowingTime Showing Index\u00ae<\/em> tracks the average number of buyer showings on active residential properties on a monthly basis, a highly reliable leading indicator of current and future demand trends.<\/p>\n

Latest Report<\/u>: \u201cShowing activity throughout the country increased by 0.3 percent year over year in July, the third consecutive month that the U.S. ShowingTime Showing Index recorded buyer interest deceleration compared to the previous year. The June 2018 figures revealed a 0.0 percent change in showing traffic from 2017, while May showed a 1.2 percent year-over-year increase. The 12-month average year-over-year increase was 4.6 percent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/u>: Buyer demand is softening<\/p>\n

Realtors Confidence Index<\/a>
\nby the National Association of Realtors<\/em><\/h4>\n

Methodology<\/u>: The REALTORS Confidence Index<\/em> is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners. Practitioners are asked about their expectations for home sales, prices and market conditions.<\/p>\n

Latest Report<\/u>: \u201cREALTORS reported slower homebuying activity in July 2018\u2026The REALTORS\u00ae Buyer Traffic Index registered at 62, down from the same month one year ago (69). This is the fifth straight month (since March 2018) that Realtors reported a decline in buyer activity compared to conditions one year ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/u>: Buyer demand is softening<\/p>\n

The Real Estate Broker Survey<\/a>
\nin the \u2018Z\u2019 Report by Zelman and Associates<\/em> (subscription needed)<\/h4>\n

Methodology<\/u>: Proprietary survey results of real estate executives.<\/p>\n

Latest Report<\/u>: \u201cWhile we continue to expect a resumption of growth in resale transactions on the back of easing inventory in 2019 and 2020, our real-time view into the market through our Real Estate Broker Survey does suggest that buyers have grown more discerning of late and a level of \u201cpause\u201d has taken hold in many large housing markets. Indicative of this, our broker contacts rated buyer demand at 69 on a 0-100 scale, still above average but down from 74 last year and representing the largest year-over-year decline in the two-year history of our survey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/u>: Buyer demand is softening<\/p>\n

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

Again, three of the four most reliable measures of buyer activity are reporting that demand is softening. We had a strong buyers\u2019 market directly after the housing crash which was immediately followed by a strong sellers\u2019 market over the last six years.<\/p>\n

If demand continues to soften and supply begins to grow (as is projected to happen), we will return to a more neutral market which will favor neither buyers nor sellers. This \u201cmore normal\u201d market will be better for real estate in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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