(NewsNation) — A growing share of home listings are going “stale” as sellers outnumber buyers by the widest margin since at least 2013.
In February, 52% of listings were on the market for at least 60 days without going under contract — the highest share for the month since 2019, according to Redfin.
Homes are sitting on the market longer as buyer demand cools amid elevated mortgage rates, high prices and recent economic uncertainty. Redfin estimates there were about 630,000 more sellers than buyers in February — the biggest gap on record.
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“Sellers know it’s a buyer’s market, but they still want to get as much money as they can for their home,” said Jason Gale, a Redfin Premier agent in New Orleans. “So they list on the high end, expecting buyers to negotiate down.”…