Category: Local Intelligence

HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS® – July 2020

admin on July 31, 2020

Kentucky Home Price Growth To Moderate
Potential Sellers Held Back By Inability To Buy Another Home

Sixty-eight percent of Kentucky REALTORS® said that the pent-up demand from spring had not eased up and demand was now stronger than this time last year, according to the July 2020 edition of the HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS®. Only two out of five of the 336 REALTORS® from across Kentucky, expected home prices to increase more than the last twelve months.

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HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS® – June 2020

admin on June 30, 2020

Kentucky Homebuyer Enthusiasm To Push Prices Higher
Slower Pace of New Listings Forcing Bidding Wars

Forty-five percent of Kentucky REALTORS® said that a greater number of their buyers were returning to the market according to the June 2020 edition of the HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS®. Sixty-five percent of the 344 REALTORS® from across Kentucky reported that their buyers were not expecting lower prices.

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HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS® – May 2020

admin on May 29, 2020

Kentucky Homebuyers Bid Up Prices as Sellers Hold Back

Over three out of five Kentucky REALTORS® – 61% – said that their sellers were holding back listings due to current economic uncertainty, according to the May 2020 edition of the HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS®. Almost 60% of the 374 REALTORS® from across Kentucky reported that their buyers had started to return to the market.

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Five Housing Markets at Greatest Risk from Oil Price Plunge

admin on May 4, 2020

We’ve all heard the jokes.  I went to the gas station and asked for five bucks worth of gas.  They gave me a tanker. Yes, lower prices at the pump are nice.  But too low and it starts to hurt producers, who have to cut back on output and investments. Layoffs ensue, jobs disappear, bankruptcies follow, suppliers suffer, …  And none of that is ever good for the economy and housing market.  Certainly not during a pandemic.  But it might happen. 

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HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS® – April 2020

admin on April 30, 2020

Kentucky Homebuyers Retreat as Sellers Hold Firm

Nearly three out of four Kentucky REALTORS® – 73% – said their sellers had not reduced listing prices to attract buyers according to the April 2020 edition of the HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS®.  70% of the nearly 600 REALTORS® from across Kentucky reported that their buyers had stopped looking.

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Ten Housing Markets to Watch Post Coronavirus Crisis

admin on March 31, 2020

Whether the post-coronavirus crisis recovery is V-shaped, W-shaped, looks more like a U or an I or an L, is for the pundits to debate.  What is undeniable is that we will prevail.  The pandemic will end.  And the economy will restart.  This recovery, much as is the case with the current job losses, will be uneven across industry sectors and geographies. 

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HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS® – March 2020

admin on March 24, 2020

Home sellers take wait-and-see approach as buyers discouraged by stock market correction

Nearly two out of three REALTORS® — 65% — said their buyers were significantly discouraged by the recent stock market correction, according to the March 2020 edition of the HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS®. 84% of the over 700 REALTORS® from across Kentucky reported that their sellers had not removed their homes from the market due to coronavirus fears.

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Housing Millennials

admin on March 13, 2020

Heartland Forward’s new research, “Millennials Find New Hope In The Heartland“, finds the Heartland to be an increasingly attractive destination for millennials to live and work in. Attracting millennials is key to the future economic growth of any area. A healthy housing market contributes to the appeal of an area, benefits from economic growth, and fosters economic vitality.

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California Housing Market Vitality – August 2019

admin on September 30, 2019

Eight metro housing markets forecasted to outperform national market
Fourteen markets forecasted to underperform national market

The recently released California Association of Realtors (CAR) 2020 Housing Market Forecast projects a 4.1% increase in California median home prices in 2019 and a 2.5% increase in 2020.  Such aggregate data from economists who have their ears closest to the ground is extremely valuable.  HousingIQ adds actionable details to the headline.

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