{"id":424548,"date":"2021-01-29T08:04:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=424548"},"modified":"2021-01-29T08:04:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:04:25","slug":"housing-supply-in-rural-areas-drops-a-record-44-helping-drive-the-overall-shortage-of-homes-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/housing-supply-in-rural-areas-drops-a-record-44-helping-drive-the-overall-shortage-of-homes-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Supply in Rural Areas Drops a Record 44%, Helping Drive the Overall Shortage of Homes for Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">Homes in rural areas are selling a month faster than last year, and prices are up 16%<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">SEATTLE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 29, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0(NASDAQ: RDFN) \u2014 The number of homes for sale in rural areas nationwide started the year down a record 44.4% compared to a year ago, according to a <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=2078569791&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhome-supply-decline-rural-neighborhoods&amp;a=new+analysis+\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">new analysis <\/a><\/u>from Redfin (<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=1319474497&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2F&amp;a=www.redfin.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.redfin.com<\/a><\/u>), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The analysis compares housing data for urban, suburban and rural housing markets for the four weeks ending <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 21<\/span>. Redfin found the number of homes for sale in suburban areas fell 38.4% compared to the same period a year ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/624025\/Redfin_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/624025\/Redfin_Logo.jpg\" title=\"Redfin Logo (PRNewsfoto\/Redfin)\" alt=\"Redfin Logo (PRNewsfoto\/Redfin)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The shortage of homes for sale is more severe in rural and suburban neighborhoods than urban areas. In urban neighborhoods, the number of homes for sale dipped 16.9% over the same time period, less severe than the 21.5% drop seen in May and June of 2020. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The scarcity of rural and suburban homes for sale is driving the overall housing supply shortage. Many homeowners are <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=882413203&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhomeowner-tenure-2020%2F&amp;a=staying+put\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">staying put<\/a><\/u>, and homes in those neighborhoods are snapped up as soon as they&#8217;re listed for sale,&#8221; said Redfin chief economist <span class=\"xn-person\">Daryl Fairweather<\/span>. &#8220;Homes in rural and suburban areas remain popular as the pandemic and remote work continue to motivate buyers to prioritize indoor and outdoor space over commute times and urban amenities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Buyers looking for homes in urban areas\u2014where supply is down, but not by as much\u2014will have more luck than buyers searching outside the city,&#8221; Fairweather continued. &#8220;Developers are focusing on creating new homes outside city centers, where there&#8217;s more room for sprawl, but that could mean the shortage in urban areas will worsen over time, with fewer homes being built.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The lack of new listings and a surge in demand\u2014pending sales were up 43.5% in rural areas, 35.1% in suburban areas and 32.4% in urban areas during the four weeks ending January 21\u2014have contributed to the severe housing shortages around the country. <\/p>\n<p>The<i> total <\/i>number of homes for sale <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=2655005124&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhousing-market-update-new-listings-down-10pct%2F&amp;a=fell+to+an+all-time+low+of+34%25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">fell to an all-time low of 34%<\/a><\/u> year over year in the four weeks ending <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 17<\/span>, and new listings were down 10%, the biggest drop in seven months. New listings of homes for sale were down 6.3% year over year in rural areas during the four weeks ending <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 21<\/span>, and they were down 5.6% in suburban neighborhoods. Meanwhile, new listings in urban areas were up 1% from the year before. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Homes in suburban areas are selling fastest, and homes in rural areas are selling nearly a month faster than last year<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>The typical home in a rural area spent 39 days on the market before going under contract, versus 30 days in suburban areas and 36 days in urban areas. Homes in rural areas are selling 29 days faster than a year ago. Homes in suburban areas are selling 22 days faster than last year, and in urban areas they&#8217;re selling 14 days faster. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Prices and sales are up by double digits in rural, suburban and urban neighborhoods<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>The median home-sale price in rural areas rose 16% year over year to <span class=\"xn-money\">$290,592<\/span>, not quite as big as the 17.7% peak annual increase in November. <\/p>\n<p>In suburban neighborhoods, home prices rose 14.5% year over year to a median <span class=\"xn-money\">$330,230<\/span>, and in urban neighborhoods prices were up 15.2% to <span class=\"xn-money\">$288,000<\/span>. Those are both the biggest annual increases since at least 2017. <\/p>\n<p>While rural and suburban areas are still hot with homebuyers, urban areas have made a comeback. That&#8217;s likely due both to renewed optimism about the return of city life with vaccinations rolling out and the comparatively severe shortage of homes for sale in rural and suburban areas. <\/p>\n<p>Total home sales were up 18.3% in rural areas and 23.5% and 21.6% in suburban and urban areas, respectively. Although home sales dropped significantly in all three neighborhood types in the spring, sales have been growing on a year-over-year basis since September. <\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" class=\"prnsbts prnrbrs prnvab prnsbbs prnpl6 prnsbls prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>National Housing Market Summary, Rural\/Suburban\/Urban, Four Weeks Ending January 21, 2021<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prnsbt1 prnrbrs prnvab prnsbbs prnpl6 prnsbls prnpr14\">\n              \n            <\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Rural areas<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Suburban areas<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Urban areas<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Median sale price<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">$290,592<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">$330,230<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">$288,000<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Median sale price, YoY<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">+16%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">+14.5%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">+15.2%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Home sales, YoY<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">18.3%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">23.5%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">21.6%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Pending sales, YoY<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">43.5%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">35.1%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">32.4%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Number of homes for sale,<br \/>YoY<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-44.4%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-38.4%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-16.9%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">New listings, YoY<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-6.3%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-5.6%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1%<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Median days on market<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">39<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">30<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">36<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Median days on market,<br \/>YoY<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-29<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-22<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">-14<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>\n        <b>Pageviews of homes in rural areas, small towns and large metros are up from a year ago\u2014but down from the pandemic-driven peak over the summer<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Pageviews of homes in rural areas on Redfin.com increased 110% year over year in <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 2020<\/span>. Although that means rural homes got twice as many views as the year before, it&#8217;s a deceleration from a 273% peak in August and the smallest year-over-year increase since <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2020<\/span>, the month before the pandemic led to significant homebuyer interest in rural properties.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the initial boom in homebuyer interest in rural areas was driven by people daydreaming about an escape from densely packed cities at the height of the pandemic,&#8221; said Redfin economist <span class=\"xn-person\">Taylor Marr<\/span>. &#8220;But views of homes in rural areas remain well above pre-pandemic levels, and some of that interest has translated into a surge of home sales in rural areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The story is similar for small towns, where pageviews of homes rose 86% year over year in December, down from a 233% peak in September and the smallest annual increase since April. <\/p>\n<p>In metro areas with a population of more than 1 million\u2014which include both urban and suburban neighborhoods\u2014pageviews of homes were up 59% from the year before in December. Pageviews of homes in large metros hit a peak 200% annual increase in October, nearly catching up to the increases seen in rural areas and small towns after lagging behind throughout the spring and summer. <\/p>\n<p>To read the full report, including additional data and methodology, please visit: <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=27197210&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhome-supply-decline-rural-neighborhoods&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhome-supply-decline-rural-neighborhoods\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-supply-decline-rural-neighborhoods<\/a><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Redfin <br \/><\/b>Redfin (<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=1319474497&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2F&amp;a=www.redfin.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.redfin.com<\/a><\/u>) is a technology-powered residential real estate company, redefining real estate in the consumer&#8217;s favor in a commission-driven industry. We do this by integrating every step of the home buying and selling process and pairing our own agents with our own technology, creating a service that is faster, better and costs less. We offer brokerage, iBuying, mortgage, and title services, and we also run the country&#8217;s #1 nationwide brokerage website, offering a host of online tools to consumers, including the <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=2940775294&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fredfin-estimate&amp;a=Redfin+Estimate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Redfin Estimate<\/a><\/u>. We represent people buying and selling homes in over 90 markets in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>. Since our launch in 2006, we have saved our customers over <span class=\"xn-money\">$800 million<\/span> and we&#8217;ve helped them buy or sell more than 235,000 homes worth more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$115 billion<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to contact a local Redfin real estate agent, visit <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=1319474497&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2F&amp;a=www.redfin.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.redfin.com<\/a><\/u>. To learn about housing market trends and download data, visit the <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3051761-1&amp;h=3257960233&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fdata-center%2F&amp;a=Redfin+Data+Center\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Redfin Data Center<\/a><\/u>. 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The analysis compares housing data for urban, suburban and rural housing markets for the four weeks ending January 21. Redfin found the number of homes for sale in suburban areas fell 38.4% compared to the same period a year ago. The shortage of homes for sale is more severe in rural and suburban neighborhoods than urban areas. In &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/housing-supply-in-rural-areas-drops-a-record-44-helping-drive-the-overall-shortage-of-homes-for-sale\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Housing Supply in Rural Areas Drops a Record 44%, Helping Drive the Overall Shortage of Homes for Sale&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Housing Supply in Rural Areas Drops a Record 44%, Helping Drive the Overall Shortage of Homes for Sale - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/housing-supply-in-rural-areas-drops-a-record-44-helping-drive-the-overall-shortage-of-homes-for-sale\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Housing Supply in Rural Areas Drops a Record 44%, Helping Drive the Overall Shortage of Homes for Sale - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Homes in rural areas are selling a month faster than last year, and prices are up 16% PR Newswire SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0(NASDAQ: RDFN) \u2014 The number of homes for sale in rural areas nationwide started the year down a record 44.4% compared to a year ago, according to a new analysis from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The analysis compares housing data for urban, suburban and rural housing markets for the four weeks ending January 21. Redfin found the number of homes for sale in suburban areas fell 38.4% compared to the same period a year ago. The shortage of homes for sale is more severe in rural and suburban neighborhoods than urban areas. 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