These cities have more housing stock than before COVID-19

Homebuyers have had fewer houses to choose from than they did before the pandemic—even though active listings were up by more than 36% in July. But some places are bucking the trend. A dozen metros among the top 50 largest areas saw higher housing stock levels compared with typical 2017 to 2019 levels in July, according to the monthly housing report from Realtor.com®. These outliers suggest certain regions are recovering more robustly—and offering more opportunities for homebuyers in those areas. “While inventory this July is much improved compared with the...