Buyers turn to newly built homes due to the low availability of existing homes
Posted on August 8, 2022 |
- In Q2, the demand for new homes recovered after falling steadily for the previous 5 quarters as 21% of prospective buyers turned to newly built homes, which is an increase of 19% compared to Q1.
- The reason for buyers' interest in new homes for sale is due to the tight supply of existing homes and growth in the availability of new homes for sale.
- The share of buyers that are interested in buying the newly built home grew from 24% in Q1 to 30% in Q2 while in other regions, the share declined.