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Falling Home Supplies Mean More Multiple-Offer Situations For Buyers

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Mortgage and Lending with Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners NMLS 303797

The national housing supply fell to a 2-year low last month, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

At the current sales pace, existing home inventories would sell out in 7.8 months -- 30 percent faster versus November 2008.

For a 10-month window, that's a major housing supply reduction and it helps to explain why multiple-offer situations have been so common lately.

Moreover, the same report from NAR showed sales activity reaching its highest point since July 2007, too.

If you're looking for evidence that the long-standing Buyers Market is ending, this month's Existing Home Sales report might be it.

Even median sales prices -- typically dragged lower by..............

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Chris is Florida's #1 FHA Mortgage Broker and a syndicated mortgage blogger. He is regular contributor to the three leading industry blog-fronts including The Mortgage Chili Blog, My FHA Mortgage Blog, Top of Mind Networks, the newest contributor to Lenderama and recently featured on Fox35 News.

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Comments(2)

Ralph Gorgoglione
Metro Life Homes - Palm Springs, CA
California and Hawaii Real Estate (310) 497-9407

Perhaps more sellers are holding off until the market picks up at a faster pace.

Oct 26, 2009 04:52 PM
Lisa Spalding
Casa Latino Four Corners, REALTOR, CDPE - Longwood, FL
REALTOR, CDPE

Yes, there are a lot less homes listed for sale, which means almost all of the properties I have under contract right now have had multiple offers on them.  So, this article is true.  On the other hand, with the HUGE inventory of bank-owned/REO homes that are purposely NOT being put on the market (the Silent REO market), there could be a LOT more homes listed, but that may drive prices down again.  Catch 22... 

Oct 27, 2009 08:46 AM