Central Pennsylvania Housing Market Thrives with Rising Inventory, Realtors Hint Towards Balance

Central Pennsylvania housing market thrives with rising inventory, realtors hint towards balance

Realtors Central Pennsylvania's housing market is strong, with Harrisburg's affordability and job growth attracting buyers and renters

Housing inventory growth: Good for buyers, bad for builders

Housing inventory growth has been a blessing for the existing home sales market, cooling price growth and giving homebuyers a bit more advantage in 2025. However, as we all know, the inventory growth has been detrimental to the homebuilders this year. On Monday, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, posted on X about the “red flares” he sees in the housing market, echoing the concern some observers have about the increase in housing …

Existing Home Sales Edge Up in May as Supply Increases and Rates Ease Slightly - The Registry

Existing home sales in the United States posted a modest gain in May 2025, rising 0.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.03 million units, according to a housing market report by Wells Fargo. While the uptick exceeded expectations, the overall pace of resales remains subdued amid persistent affordability headwinds. May’s figure sits just above the pandemic-era low of 3.9 million units recorded last year and remains below the 4.09 …