The return to more normal levels of foreclosure activity has removed one factor that was helping to support the inventory of existing homes for sale. But foreclosures are clearly not a sustainable way to boost inventory levels. A rise in the number of existing homeowners moving home or selling vacant properties is required to provide a sustainable improvement in housing market liquidity.
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