About 14.9% of home-purchase agreements nationwide fell through in June, the highest percentage in more than two years.

Today buyers are finding more inventory, slowing price growth, competition declines and dropping mortgage rates.

Compared to June 2021, active inventory increased in 40 of the 50 largest U.S. metros, led by Austin, Texas, Phoenix and Raleigh, N.C. 

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The biggest influx of new residents to Arizona comes from California. More than 17% of people leaving the Golden State relocate to Arizona.

The increase ends a six-month string of monthly declines, the National Association of REALTORS® said.

New-home inventory rose to 444,000 homes in May from 437,000 homes in April, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.  

Meanwhile, existing-home sales slid 3.4% from April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.41 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. 

Phoenix was second on the list with 1,232 iBuyer home sales in the first quarter, accounting for 5.2% of home sales in the market.

Realtor.com’s updated 2022 forecast sees housing demand returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Nationwide, sales fell 8.5% annually and rose 5.8% monthly, as rising interest rates and home prices weighed on homebuyers’ purchasing power, RE/MAX said.

New-home completions rose during the month, however, with the increased inventory representing a rare bright spot in an otherwise gloomy government report. 

Mortgage lending took a nose dive across the U.S. in the first quarter of 2022

Redfin economists say they expect the cooldown in budgets to lead to a cooldown in price growth over the next few months. 

Worsening affordability challenges are affecting first-time homebuyers

The shift comes at a great cost as rising mortgage rates continue to keep buyers out of the market.