The bidding-war rate dipped below 50% for the
first time since the start of the pandemic in June as rising
mortgage rates and inflation took a bite out of homebuyer
budgets
(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Nationwide, 49.9% of home offers written by
Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in
June, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the
technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the lowest share
since May 2020 and the first time the bidding-war rate has been
below 50% since that same month, when the housing market was at a
near standstill due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
June’s bidding-war rate compares with a revised rate of 65% one
year earlier and 57.3% one month earlier, and marks the
fifth-straight monthly decline.
Housing-market competition is declining because higher mortgage
rates, high home prices, inflation and a falling stock market have
eroded homebuyer budgets, causing some house hunters to drop out of
the market. Roughly 60,000 home-purchase agreements were called off
in June, equal to 14.9% of homes that went under contract that
month. That’s the highest percentage on record, with the exception
of the start of the pandemic. The typical monthly mortgage payment
for a homebuyer is now $2,387 at the current 5.51% mortgage rate,
up 44% from a year ago.
“While the market is cooling, it’s not coming to a crashing
halt,” said Shoshana Godwin, a Redfin real estate agent in Seattle.
“House hunters who can still afford to buy should consider taking
advantage of the slowdown given that there’s way less
competition.”
Homebuyer Competition Fell the Most in Riverside, Raleigh and
Charlotte
In Riverside, CA, 31.9% of home offers written by Redfin agents
faced competition in June, down from 70.5% a year earlier. That
38.6-percentage-point decline was the largest among the 36 U.S.
metropolitan areas in this analysis. Next came Raleigh, NC (38.9%
vs. 74.1%; -35.2 ppts), Charlotte, NC (48.1% vs. 80%; -31.9 ppts),
Seattle (41.4% vs. 71.6%; -30.2 ppts) and Honolulu (38.9% vs. 69%;
-30.2 ppts).
“Showings have dramatically decreased. Homes that would’ve had
20 showings two months ago are now getting one or even none,” said
Jenny Dedrick, a Redfin real estate agent in Minneapolis, where the
bidding-war rate fell to 45.7% in June from 65% a year earlier. “I
had one seller take his home off the market because it only got one
showing. He decided to rent it out instead. He’s moving to Mexico
and thought, ‘why not let it sit and keep appreciating?’”
Competition increased on a year-over-year basis in just two of
the 36 markets Redfin analyzed. In Colorado Springs, CO, 55.9% of
home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition in June, up
from 45.9% in June 2021 (+10 ppts). In Providence, RI, the
bidding-war rate rose slightly, to 77.6% in June from 77.1% a year
earlier.
Bidding Wars Remain Common in Providence, Boston and
Philadelphia
In Providence, 77.6% of home offers written by Redfin agents
encountered competition in June—a higher share than any other metro
in this analysis. It was followed by Boston (71.7%), Philadelphia
(65.7%), Indianapolis (64.3%) and Worcester, MA (62.7%).
Tampa, FL had the lowest bidding-war rate, at 28.9%. Rounding
out the bottom five were Riverside (31.9%), Phoenix (35.3%),
Honolulu (38.9%) and Raleigh (38.9%).
Townhouses Are Most Likely to Encounter Competition
Townhouses were more likely than any other property type to
encounter bidding wars, with 54.6% of Redfin offers facing bidding
wars in June. Next came single-family homes (52.3%), followed by
condos/co-ops (47%) and multi-family properties (41.3%).
Bidding-War Rates by Metro Area
The table below is sorted by lowest to highest bidding-war rate
in June 2022.
U.S. Metro Area
June 2022: share of Redfin offers that
faced competition
May 2022: share of Redfin offers that
faced competition
June 2021: share of Redfin offers that
faced competition
Tampa, FL
28.9%
54.2%
58.8%
Riverside, CA
31.9%
47.6%
70.5%
Phoenix, AZ
35.3%
54.5%
58.1%
Raleigh, NC
38.9%
55.4%
74.1%
Honolulu, HI
38.9%
47.8%
69.0%
Detroit, MI
40.8%
68.9%
68.3%
Seattle, WA
41.4%
61.1%
71.6%
Austin, TX
45.5%
59.2%
72.4%
Minneapolis, MN
45.7%
53.5%
65.0%
Miami, FL
45.9%
65.2%
52.9%
Las Vegas, NV
46.9%
76.6%
59.7%
Orlando, FL
47.5%
57.3%
69.9%
Nashville, TN
47.7%
68.9%
72.1%
San Antonio, TX
47.7%
58.0%
69.6%
Charlotte, NC
48.1%
62.0%
80.0%
Denver, CO
49.3%
62.1%
65.5%
Washington, D.C.
50.6%
62.3%
63.9%
San Jose, CA
50.7%
59.5%
72.7%
New York, NY
50.8%
56.5%
60.2%
Portland, OR
51.0%
63.8%
70.8%
San Diego, CA
51.6%
70.1%
73.1%
Atlanta, GA
51.8%
51.7%
59.3%
Houston, TX
51.9%
55.9%
59.7%
Chicago, IL
52.8%
64.2%
57.3%
San Francisco, CA
53.3%
59.4%
71.0%
Los Angeles, CA
53.6%
69.3%
70.1%
Sacramento, CA
54.1%
57.0%
75.4%
Colorado Springs, CO
55.9%
54.5%
45.9%
Dallas, TX
57.7%
75.3%
69.6%
Olympia, WA
58.0%
47.2%
80.0%
Baltimore, MD
60.5%
67.2%
72.1%
Worcester, MA
62.7%
82.1%
70.5%
Indianapolis, IN
64.3%
69.0%
71.4%
Philadelphia, PA
65.7%
68.8%
66.7%
Boston, MA
71.7%
74.5%
71.7%
Providence, RI
77.6%
46.3%
77.1%
To read the full report, including charts and methodology,
please visit:
https://www.redfin.com/news/real-estate-bidding-wars-june-2022/
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