In April, sales of existing homes slipped 0.5 percent from March to four million units, marking the slowest April since 2009 when the Great Recession was underway, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported. April’s result was 2 percent below that in April 2024.
Tag: Home Prices
HOME PRICES ROSE AGAIN IN DECEMBER
U.S. home prices grew 3.9 percent in December, year over year, a faster rate than November’s 3.7 percent, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index.
APARTMENT SHORTAGE IS PUSHING RENTS HIGHER
Apartment rents, which fell during the post-COVID apartment building boom, are poised to rise again.
SPECIAL REPORT: THE U.S. HOUSING BLUES
In both 2023 and 2024, U.S. home sales languished at their lowest levels since 1995, with sales last month 20 percent below the same period in 2019, the Financial Times reported…
HOME-RELATED RETAILERS’ SALES WERE HAMMERED IN 2024
The lofty home prices and high interest rates that have restricted home sales have also cut revenues for home improvement and home furnishings businesses that depend on people buying and fixing up houses.
INVESTORS GO BIG IN BUILD-TO-RENT HOMES
With home prices hovering near record highs, mortgage interest rates stuck around 7 percent, and banks more cautious in lending, more people are renting their abodes.
EUROPEAN HOME VALUES RISE IN SECOND QUARTER
Home prices in the Eurozone rose 1.3 percent in this year’s second quarter, year over year, after contracting for four successive quarters.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY TOP CONCERN
In a new Gallup survey, half the respondents in the world’s wealthiest countries—including 60 percent of U.S. residents—cited the lack of affordable housing as their chief worry, edging out education, healthcare, and other urgencies.
HOUSING SALES INCREASE IN JULY, PRICES RISING
In July, the number of closed home sales rose 1.3 percent from June, reversing a four-month trend of decreasing sales, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported.
PLANTATION WORKERS OF SLAVELANDIA TOO POOR TO BUY A HOUSE IN MORE THAN 200 U.S. CITIES
In 237 U.S. cities, a low-priced starter home now costs at least $1 million, according to online brokerage Zillow. The number has almost tripled since 2019, when 84 cities featured seven-figure entry-level homes.