Sales
Existing Home Sales Rise Slightly for the First Time in Four Months
Existing home sales snapped a four-month losing streak in June. Sales of pre-owned single-family houses, townhouses, condominiums, and cooperative apartments, rose 1.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted annual basis to 5.86 million units, 22.9 percent higher than the 4.77 million rate in June 2020. Activity was higher month-over-month in three of the four major regions […]
Existing-Home Sales Expand 1.4% in June
Existing-Home Sales Expand 1.4% in June Existing-home sales rose month-over-month in all major U.S. regions except the South, and all regions saw double-digit gains year-over-year. Media Contact: Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178
Q&A Corner with Lawrence Yun: Vacation Homes, Inflation, and Cash Sales
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun shares his thoughts on what’s happening in vacation home sales, with rising inflation, and the high number of recent all-cash home sales in the latest data. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes
Pending Home Sales Bounce Back 8.0% in May
Pending Home Sales Bounce Back 8.0% in May All four regions of the U.S. registered both month-over-month increases and year-over-year gains for pending home sales contract transactions in May. Media Contact: Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178
May 2021 Existing-Home Sales Down for Fourth Straight Month as Home Prices Hit Historic High
Existing-home sales data show that housing market activity in May 2021 fell 0.9% from April 2021, but rose 44.6% year-over-year. www.nar.realtor – Research
Vacation Home Sales Surges During Pandemic
In 2020, vacation home sales rose by 16.4%, outpacing the 5.6% growth in total existing-home sales. www.nar.realtor – Research
Existing Home Sales Post Third Monthly Loss in April
Existing home sales posted their third monthly loss in April, falling 2.7 percent compared to sales in March. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said seasonally adjusted sales of single-family homes, townhouses, condominiums, and cooperative apartments were at a rate of 5.85 million units compared to 6.01 million the prior month. The annual rate has […]
Pending Home Sales Rise Less Than Expected as Inventory Remains Ultra Tight; Rates Recover After Bumpy Start; Digital Lending Speeds Things Up
While the degree to which is happened was somewhat disappointing, pending home sales did snap out of a two-month slump in March . The National Association of Realtors’® (NAR’s) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose 1.9 percent to 111.3 in March and is now up 23.3 percent compared to March 2020. However, NAR points out […]
Homebuilder Comments in Mid-May: “Reducing Sales, Limiting Sales”
Some twitter comments from Rick Palacios Jr. , Director of Research at John Burns Real Estate Consulting Here’s May mid-month home builder channel check I hinted at earlier. Builders are pushing prices w/little pushback, though some starting. Some builders are using price escalators & highest/best offer. Many limiting pre-sales, shifting to spec, & pricing home […]