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There is no doubt that the housing market will continue to strengthen throughout 2018.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002F18134855\u002F20180723-Share-STM.jpg","As the real estate market continues to move down the road to a complete recovery, we see home values and home sales increasing while distressed sales (\u003Cem>foreclosures and short sales\u003C\u002Fem>) continue to fall to their lowest points in years. There is no doubt that the housing market will continue to strengthen throughout 2018.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nHowever, there is one thing that may cause the industry to tap the brakes: a lack of housing inventory!\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Here’s what a few industry experts have to say about the current inventory crisis:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fexisting-home-sales-backpedal-decrease-04-percent-in-may\">Lawrence Yun, \u003Cem>Chief Economist \u003C\u002Fem>for the\u003Cem> National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Inventory coming onto the market during this year’s spring buying season…\u003Cstrong>was not even close to being enough to satisfy demand\u003C\u002Fstrong>, that is why home prices keep outpacing incomes and listings are going under contract in less than a month – and much faster – in many parts of the country.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmagazine.realtor\u002Fdaily-news\u002F2018\u002F05\u002F29\u002Fthe-trifecta-holding-up-home-shoppers\">Sam Khater, \u003Cem>Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem> for \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“While this spring’s sudden rise in mortgage rates [took] up a good chunk of the conversation, it’s the stubbornly low inventory levels in much of the country that are preventing sales from really taking off like they should… \u003Cstrong>Most markets simply need a lot more new and existing supply\u003C\u002Fstrong> to cool price growth and give buyers enough choices.” \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.trulia.com\u002Fresearch\u002Finventory-report-july2018\u002F\">Alexandra Lee, \u003Cem>Housing Data Analyst\u003C\u002Fem> for \u003Cem>Trulia\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“\u003Cstrong>This seasonal inventory jump wasn’t enough to offset the historical year-over-year downward trend\u003C\u002Fstrong> that has continued over 14 consecutive quarters…Despite the second-quarter gain, inventory was down 5.3% from a year ago. 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