[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1zl1g414z9oy3":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":39,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":43},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},106857,"more-options-are-popping-up-this-spring","More Options Are Popping Up This Spring","\u003Cp>Did you try to buy a home last year, but you ended up pressing pause?\u003C\u002Fp>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260421\u002FHeader-Image-GettyImages-814730874-original.png","\u003Cp>Did you try to buy a home last year, but you ended up pressing pause?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Maybe you couldn’t find a home that really fit your needs. Or maybe the ones you liked just weren’t affordable. According to a recent survey from \u003Cem>NerdWallet\u003C\u002Fem>, those were the top two reasons buyers gave up on their search in 2025.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this Spring, there's one trend that could help fix both of those frustration points:\u003Cstrong> more homes are hitting the market.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>The Number of Fresh Listings Is Almost 2x Higher Than a Few Months Ago\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Fdata\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Data\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> shows there are nearly \u003Cstrong>2x as many new listings hitting the market today as there were just 3 months ago. \u003C\u002Fstrong>Those are homes the seller just put up for sale\u003Cstrong> (\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem>see graph below\u003C\u002Fem>):\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260421\u002F20260422-There-Are-Nearly-original.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260421\u002F20260422-There-Are-Nearly-original.png\" alt=\"a graph of a bar chart\">\u003C\u002Fa>That’s a significant rise. And while we usually see an uptick as we head into the busiest time of the year, this increase was bigger than normal. Jake Krimmel, Senior Economist at \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmediaroom.realtor.com\u002F2026-04-01-Tensions-Cloud-a-Spring-Market-That-Was-Just-Finding-Its-Footing,-According-to-Realtor-com-R-March-Housing-Report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains\u003C\u002Fa>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>New listings jumped 21.2% from February to 439,000, a larger-than-typical seasonal surge . . .\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem> March typically sees the biggest month-over-month jump in new listings of the entire buying season, averaging an 18% increase since 2017; this year it exceeded 20%.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>That means more sellers are jumping back into the market, and that’s giving buyers more fresh options to choose from. So, if you’d felt like you’d seen everything out there and still nothing was quite right, this may be your moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>With that many “\u003Cem>just listed\u003C\u002Fem>” homes, one of them could be exactly what you’ve been searching for.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Where You Have More Options\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>And this trend is happening across most of the country, so you should have more options pretty much whereever you are.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Earlier this year, the Northeast had fewer new listings because winter storms delayed sellers from putting their homes on the market. But now, that region is catching up fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In March, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Fdata\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">new listings\u003C\u002Fa> jumped across nearly every state, especially in the Northeast, helping drive a strong national rebound.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What Rising Inventory Means for You\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Right now, there are \u003Cstrong>almost a million homes for sale nationwide.\u003C\u002Fstrong> That’s up over \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002FMarch-2026-data\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">8%\u003C\u002Fa> compared to last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With that many homes on the market, there’s a much better chance something will fit what you’re looking for, especially with so many fresh options being added right now. As Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist at \u003Cem>First American\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.firstam.com\u002Feconomics\u002Fspring-home-buying-activity-may-hinge-on-one-factor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains\u003C\u002Fa>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“One of the most encouraging signals heading into the spring home-buying season is the improvement in for-sale inventory levels compared with last year. . . \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>More homes on the market give buyers greater choice and, combined with improved buying power, expand the range of homes they can realistically consider.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem>”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>In other words, your search may feel very different this year.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>More fresh listings are hitting the market right now, and that’s creating real opportunity.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you put your search on hold last year, this Spring may be the time to jump back in. 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