Housing market inventory growth stalls nationally, but Washington state bucks the trend
This article snippet discusses housing market inventory heading into summer, noting that national active inventory growth is slow but Washington state is an exception. It references comments from PulteGroup's VP of Investor Relations about the need to clear speculative inventory in Western markets like Oregon and Washington to improve affordability.
Key quotes
PulteGroup's VP of Investor Relations Jim Zeumer said America's third-largest homebuilder still has 'work to do in Oregon and Washington'
'We have work to do to clear spec in some of our Western markets'
By 'work,' he means making affordability
From the article
National active housing market inventory growth is at a crawl—but not in Washington. Speaking in front of institutional investors and money managers in June 2026 at the Bank of America Housing Symposium, PulteGroup’s VP of Investor Relations Jim Zeumer sa
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