An underlying measure of inflation was stronger than expected last month, introducing greater uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates. The U.S. Department of Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported prices rose last month by...
The housing market began 2024 with an uptick in existing home sales, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales were up by 3.1% from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million in January....
The prices on single-family existing home sales during the fourth quarter of 2023 were up in 86% of the nation’s metro markets, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which noted that 15% of the 221 tracked metro areas experienced...
Pending home sales in December recorded an 8.3% spike, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index, NAR’s forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings – increased to 77.3 in December....
Existing home sales ended 2023 on a downturn, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales dipped by 1% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million in December. On a year-over-year measurement,...