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Miami seeing some oversupply dynamics playing out right now
13% vacancy rate
15% absorption rate (monthly)
88 days on market (median)
21% of sellers cutting prices
the seasonal floor for new listings is in -- February just turned the corner (as usual)
expect a significant jump in inventory over the next 2-3 months 📈
LA has the lowest rent-to-price ratio of any major metro at 0.31% monthly (3.7% annual)
Compare to the US at 0.53% monthly (6.4% annual)
or Chicago at 0.63% monthly (7.6% annual)
If you're buying for cash flow, look to Midwest and Southern markets
Austin vs Nashville pullback trends since 2022 have been an interesting comparison case study
Keep an eye on population vs housing growth in your market - a disconnect is a strong leading indicator of an eventual pullback
Austin: +48% housing, +40% pop (since 2012) ➡️ home values -6.0% YoY
Nashville: +34% housing, +30% pop (since 2012) ➡️ home values -0.3% YoY
Some seasonal housing market psychology:
Days on market reliably peaks in January
Price drop rate usually peaks end of summer
The winter slowdown is expected and sellers stay patient, but in the summer there's an implied sense of urgency to close
US housing absorption hits 25.5% -- lowest since 2019
Down -2.7% MoM and -7.6% YoY 📉
Watch closely for February's (typical) seasonal rebound. Will be an important signal on outlook for the rest of the year.
Two important nuances here:
1) household size in the US is at an all time low (~2.5) so more demand per capita
2) geographic mismatch between where there is housing surplus and where people actually want to live
Digging into the latest @uscensusbureau ACS5 5-year data 👀
Some quick interesting findings...
Population change over the last decade: Houston leads at +24.8% compared to the US overall at +8.3% over the same period
Owner occupied rates have continued downwards in expensive major metros...
But trending sharply upwards in some Sun Belt markets and slightly upwards in the US overall
The new ACS5 data release will available on Property Forecast later today!
Just Released: #AmericanCommunitySurvey data on educational attainment, income, poverty, households and families, and more.
Explore #ACSdata highlights.
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