"One of The Tightest Markets We've Ever Seen"
The inventory of homes for sale in the DC area fell to its lowest level on record again in February, a sign that the supply and demand imbalance in the housing market will continue into spring.
The February report from Bright MLS out today shows a four-week supply of homes on the market, a 21 percent decline from a year ago. What that means is that if no new listings hit the market, the supply of homes for sale would run out in just under a month.
“Leading into the all-important spring real estate sales season, February 2021 set the stage for one of the tightest markets we’ve ever seen,” said Brian Donnellan, President and CEO at Bright MLS.
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The drop in inventory was most pronounced among detached single-family homes, as the number of new listings for this property type fell 26% compared to last February. This lack of single-family homes is being felt on the sales side; pending sales for this property type dropped about 20 percent, year-over-year.
Despite the limited supply, home sales are up sharply year-over-year, driven largely by condos and co-ops. 1,379 of these units sold in February, the second highest monthly total in a decade and the upcoming sales numbers will be even better as there were 1,590 pending sales for the region this month.
Unless a significant number of homes come on the market in the coming weeks, the market will continue to be very favorable to home sellers in the coming months.
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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/one-of-the-tightest-markets-weve-ever-seen/17985.
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