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New home sales climb in February for the third straight month

Housing Wire

New home sales continued to rise in February, jumping 1.1% from January to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 640,000 homes, according to data published on Thursday by the U.S. On a year-over-year basis, however, new home sales are still down 19.0%. The uptick in the sales pace in February resulted in a 0.7%

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Home sales to remain subdued for remainder of 2023: Fannie Mae

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Housing demand and home prices have proved to be more resilient than expected in the first quarter of the year, but home sales will remain subdued largely due to the rate lock-in effect , according to Fannie Mae ‘s forecast. Still, Fannie Mae expects new home sales to hold up comparatively well relative to existing homes.

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Pending home sales rise for the first time since May 2022

Housing Wire

Pending home sales ended 2022 on a positive note. After six consecutive months of declines, the Pending Home Sales Index rose 2.5% This recent low point in home sales activity is likely over,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. month over month in December to a reading of 76.9,

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Existing home sales rise for the first time in a year

Housing Wire

After 12 months of declines , existing home sales rebounded in February, climbing 14.5% million homes, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Tuesday. However, existing home sales were still down 22.6% months of supply at the current sales pace. year over year.

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Existing home sales data: A bad sign for housing market?

Housing Wire

According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales for April’s housing market came in at 5,8500,000. This was a miss from estimates and the third straight month of declines in sales. This sales trend looks very normal to me. HousingWire Magazine delivered to your home or office.

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Existing home sales dip downwards for fourth month

Housing Wire

Existing home sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, down.9% According to the NAR, despite existing home sales falling, activity is slowly approaching pre-pandemic levels. The low amount of existing homes left on the market continued to experience overheated prices from consistent competition.

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