Is a balanced market always this fleeting?


Is a balanced market always this fleeting?
By Scott Rogers • April 17, 2017
The graph shown above is an illustration of changing inventory levels (blue line) and the number of buyers buying in a six month period (orange line). The point at which the two lines meet is when there was exactly six months of inventory of homes on the market for sale. All of the months prior to when the lines met are times when (to varying degrees) there were many more homes on the market (housing surplus) than there were buyers to buy them (low demand). All of the months after the point when the lines met are times when (to varying degrees) there have been far fewer homes on the market (housing shortage) than there are buyers to buy them (high demand). Perhaps what has surprised me the most in the past year is how quickly the balance seems to be swinging towards a seller's market (low supply, high demand) when I thought we might stay in a relatively balanced market (high supply, high demand or moderate supply, moderate demand) for some time. Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
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Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 22, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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