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title: Sluggish Housing Market Due to Homeowners Staying Longer in Their Homes
description: Home prices continue to rise while housing inventories are at a 37-year low because homeowners are staying in their homes five years longer.
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# [Sluggish Housing Market Due to Homeowners Staying Longer in Their Homes](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/financials/sluggish-housing-market-due-to-homeowners-staying-longer-in-their-homes)

 Written by [Jeff Mindham](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/financials/author/jeff-mindham) | Nov 12, 2019 1:31:01 AM

Home prices continue to rise while housing inventories are at a 37-year low because homeowners are staying in their homes five years longer than they did just nine years ago, according to a study by Redfin. Even super-low mortgage interest rates and a sizzling job market haven’t been able to [ignite the housing sector](https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-are-staying-in-their-homes-longera-big-reason-for-slower-sales-11572777001). 

The chief economist at Redfin, Daryl Fairweather noted, “If people aren’t moving on, there are just fewer and fewer homes available for new home buyers.”

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