While the real estate market is still a “seller’s market” overall, buyers are starting to gain strength [USA Today]. [1]
Prices are still setting records but inventory is expanding and buyers are beginning to feel pinched by mortgage rates that have seen modest gains lately (although still very low on historic terms).
The market today has changed from frenzied growth to more modest growth and the use of recent stats, such as the 3rd quarter results as evidence of a strong market is not on solid footing.
NAR’s chart on 150 median area home prices [USA Today] [3]
Source: USA Today