December

Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, December 14, 2023

The Fed indicated yesterday that they will hold the Fed Funds Rate steady for now and cut rates three times in 2024; NAR forecasts that mortgage interest rates will average 6.3% in 2024. www.nar.realtor – Research

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Existing-Home Sales Receded 1.5% in December

Existing-Home Sales Receded 1.5% in December Existing-home sales retreated for the eleventh consecutive much in December 2022, with three of the four U.S. regions recording month-over-month drops Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042

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Existing Home Sales Dropped 1.5% in December

Existing-home sales retreated for the eleventh consecutive month in December, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) recent existing home sales report. NAR’s latest data on existing homes found that total existing-home sales decreased 1.5% to 4.02 million, and YoY sales were down 34% from the 6.09 million last year. Three of the four… […]

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Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, December 22, 2022

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate decreased to 6.27% from 7.08% six weeks ago. As a result, homeownership has become nearly 10% more affordable in the last six weeks as the monthly mortgage payment decreased to $ 2,140 for the median-priced home. www.nar.realtor – Research

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December Home Price Gains Highest Since 2014; Glimmer of Hope in Bonds, But it Might be a Trap

Both the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller and The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report that the country ended the year with more than a 10 percent annual increase in home prices. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, which covers all nine U.S. census divisions, showed a year-over-year gain of 10.4 percent in December while FHFA […]

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December Home Price Gains Shot Up 9% Annually

CoreLogic reports that December saw yet another acceleration in home price increases. The company’s Home Price Index (HPI) rose 9.2 percent on an annual basis. The increase in November was 8.2 percent. The month-over-month change, 1.1 percent, was also greater than the increase from October to November, 1.0 percent.  CoreLogic says the December data means […]

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Pending Home Sales Inch Back 0.3% in December

Pending Home Sales Inch Back 0.3% in December Despite dropping slightly in the last month of 2020, the latest pending home sales registered as the highest ever recorded in the month of December. Media Contact:  Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178

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Existing-Home Sales Rise 0.7% in December, Annual Sales See Highest Level Since 2006

Existing-Home Sales Rise 0.7% in December Existing-home sales rose in December, with home sales in 2020 reaching their highest level since 2006. Media Contact:  Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178

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