NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun
Nearly 85% of all US metro areas saw year-over-year price increases for single-family existing homes, down from 89% in the final quarter of 2024, according to data released Thursday by NAR
Contract signings jumped 6.1% in March. That represents the biggest monthly gain since December 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors
Existing-home sales dropped by 5.9% from February and by 2.4% from March 2024 as homebuyers continued to deal with affordability challenges, said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose by 2.0% to 72.0 in February, according to new data released Thursday by NAR. But contract signings fell 3.6% compared to last year
As buyers cautiously reentered the market, existing-home sales rose 4.2% from January to 4.26M, according to data released Thursday by NAR. Compared to last year, sales remained down by 1.2%
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which tracks home sales based on contract signings, dropped 4.6% to 70.6 in January, marking an all-time low, according to NAR data
Existing-home sales fell 4.9% in January to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.08M. Despite the month-over-month decline, sales were still 2% higher than a year ago
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which tracks contract signings as a measure of future home sales, fell 5.5% to 74.2 in December, according to data released Thursday by NAR
Existing-home sales rose 6.1% annually in November while 3 out of 4 US regions saw increases from 2023, according to new data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors
Driven by an improved housing inventory, pending home sales rose modestly in October, marking its third-consecutive monthly increase, according to data released on Wednesday by NAR
The median price for single-family existing homes increased by 3.1% year over year to $418,700, with the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranging between 6.08% and 6.95%
San Jose, California, a major tech hub, tallied single-family existing-home prices exceeding $2M in Q2 for the first time since the National Association of Realtors began tracking home prices in 1979
High mortgage rates continued to curb homebuyer activity in May, NAR said. As inventory rises in upcoming months, slower home price growth will follow, and likely more buyers in the market
Fueled by positive job growth and an increase in available housing, the National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index rose 1.6% in February, according to data released Thursday
A rising tide of economists are backing away from early forecasts that the US is very likely to enter a recession later this year or by the first quarter of 2024. But some still see dark clouds ahead
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