by Calculated Risk on 11/03/2021 12:21:00 PM

Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: The Market Impact of the Closure of Zillow Offers

Excerpt:

Many people are discussing the Zillow’s business decision to discontinue Zillow Offers. This was a essentially a house flipping program. My question is what - if any - will be the market impact of the closure.
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But the bottom line is inventories are very low, mortgage rates are still historically low, and demographics are currently favorable for home buying.

If the housing market slows - for whatever reason - I think the slowdown will show up in active existing home inventory. This is why I track local market inventory so closely every month. Some markets have seen inventories increase, but overall active inventory was at a record low for September.

We should get some local October inventory numbers soon.