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The total number of U.S. homes for sale for the four weeks ending June 11 was 6% lower from one year earlier, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). This is the biggest decline in 13 months.

Redfin reported new listings were down by 23%, which marked the tenth consecutive month of double-digit declines. There are 39% fewer homes for sale now than there were five years ago.

Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao predicted that more positive news was not on the horizon.

“The Fed’s indication that there are more rate hikes to come is not what homebuyers want to hear,” said Zhao. “It’s likely to keep mortgage rates elevated and may even push them up a bit. People who are sitting on the sidelines, waiting for mortgage rates to decline, should know that’s unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future. If a home that’s in your price range and has everything on your wish list hits the market, there’s no good reason to wait.”

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Redfin also reported the median home sale price was $381,169, down 1.1% from a year earlier, the smallest decline in more than three months. The median asking price of newly listed homes was $398,475, up 0.3% from a year earlier.

Home-sale prices declined in 31 metros, with the biggest year-over-year drops in Austin (-13.1%), Las Vegas (-9%) and Oakland (-7.4%). Sale prices increased most in Miami (8.9%), Cincinnati (8.3%) and Fort Lauderdale (6.1%).

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