Existing home sales were down by 1.9% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to the previous year, sales were also down by 1.9% from 4.22 million in...
Single‐family housing starts in April were at a rate of 1.031 million in April, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 0.4% below the revised March figure of 1.035 million. Privately‐owned housing...
More than 90% of metro markets posted home price gains during the first quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Home price increased were recorded in 205 of the 221 markets (93%) tracked by NAR and 30% of the tracked metros experienced...
National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun is predicting interest rates will fall in the long term, while existing home sales will rise to 4.46 million this year (up 9% from 4.09 million in 2023) and to 5.05 million next year (up 13.2% from...
This morning’s Labor Department data on the addition of 175,000 jobs in April and an uptick in the unemployment rate to 3.9% brought a mixed reaction from economists focused on the housing market. “An economy that is too hot is not good for interest rates,” said...
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