{"id":4498,"date":"2023-07-11T18:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/11\/lack-of-inventory-stopped-clients-from-buying-homes-in-2022-nar\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:52:06","slug":"lack-of-inventory-stopped-clients-from-buying-homes-in-2022-nar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/11\/lack-of-inventory-stopped-clients-from-buying-homes-in-2022-nar\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of inventory hurt agents and their clients in 2022: NAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amid a significant shortage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/housing-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">housing supply<\/a> in 2022, 32% of Realtors named a lack of inventory as the most important factor limiting potential clients from making a purchase, according to the <strong>National Association of Realtors<\/strong>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=VeAO2BDYBwMOIcllAbzjl9Mu29OECpf-2FOakHhS8jdcJAh0yV5iaUaJ8JWX5DEgCGUgnQ24gzvUPczAlHtwxeCePfXu1wngfLyzIouRt1ll1WY3HohlgViZucwLqHpam7-2FdQs7XiqpVlnkseHI6ydakuMrVOOY7TuoVcsHvJjAJM-3DGcxc_fGsQmoHrfYnEk1uaE-2FJ1iDR9Q7eSJLtS4YwAcOaz6vXK-2B92VsKNk5Z-2FXrAQr-2B4MnMnD-2Fvu3WUJl6AthsK3TP-2FJD19RtqmhHxuuk4sMriJkgWcOVNGpHDw1XUHbckdl9HXG7DraK5hSANv61HCvLj4UW4Wpqdg0SxQUyyFdf5WwA8uX2ZE5QGJNrvsXSrRfUOwy66lcuSZRVVSIIgr9TMCWXwWs69cskmmQXeyhIxW2P-2Bszsd0Ce1lMWYxjZiLajWlhAILcPl9oX7qRztbPUCpiI8AiVXYQlc-2FS22EmQEqPLjWRDRe1qimC5ujuw4ZVvgx6il417df9dnebbLl9fI9siSxx2CJEVvQCg1bp0MWczDFBNj5-2FjKOz28fhkceQlHSxU3cjXPjiqao6Mw-2F-2Fu7DA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Member Profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe report\u2019s findings clearly show that the lack of housing inventory is impacting Realtors\u2019 ability to find buyers a home,\u201d said Jessica Lautz, NAR deputy chief economist and vice president of research. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/homebuilders-capitalizing-on-lack-of-housing-inventory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Housing inventory<\/a> and affordability continue to be the top obstacles that hold back potential clients in the housing market.\u201d<br><br>Despite the depleted housing supply, housing demand and home prices remained strong. The typical member\u2019s sales volume increased to $3.4 million in 2022, up from $2.6 million in 2021 and had 12 transactions in 2022, the same as in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/altos.re\/admin\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Altos Research<\/a><\/strong>, national housing inventory bottomed out in March 2022 at 240,194 single-family listings. It recovered somewhat, rising to 571,515 in November of 2022, but was a far cry from the pre-pandemic totals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, active listings in early July were about 1.98 million. 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