Pending home sales in March were up by 3.4% from February and up by 0.1% from one year earlier, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The trade group’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased to 78.2 in March; an index of 100 is...
Existing home sales tanked in March, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Last month, total existing home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – declined by 4.3% from February...
The housing market contributed to the uptick in the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data published today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI for March recorded a 3.5% year-over-year increase, up from the 3.2% annual uptick in February. Last month marked...
Pending home sales during February were up by 1.6% from January, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a year-over-year basis, pending sales were down by 7%. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased to 75.6 in February; an index of 100 is...
Existing home sales during February spiked by 9.5% from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This represented the largest monthly increase since February 2023. However, on...