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4 Things To Expect from the Spring Housing Market

Posted by The Aaronson Group on March 24th, 2025

Spring is in full swing, and the housing market is picking up. And if you’ve been wondering whether now is the right time to buy or sell, here’s the inside scoop on why this spring may be a great time to make your move. 
1. There are more homes for sale 
After a long stretch of tight inventory, the number of homes for sale is finally improving. According to recent national data from realtor.com, active listings are up 27.5% compared to last year.  Look at the graph below and follow the green line for 2025. You can see even though inventory levels still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic norms (shown in gray), that number is higher than it has been going into the spring market over the past few years (see graph below): 

Buyers: this means you have more…

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Why Today’s Housing Inventory Shows a Crash Isn’t on the Horizon

Posted by The Aaronson Group on October 2nd, 2023

You might remember the housing crash in 2008, even if you didn't own a home. If you're worried there will be a repeat of what happened back then, there's good news – the housing market now differs from 2008.

One important reason is there need to be more homes for sale. That means there's an undersupply, not an oversupply like the last time. For the market to crash, there would have to be too many houses for sale, but the data doesn't show that.

Housing supply comes from three main sources:

• Homeowners deciding to sell their houses
• Newly built homes
• Distressed properties (foreclosures or short sales)

Here's a closer look at today's housing inventory to understand why this isn't like 2008.

Homeowners Deciding To Sell…

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