Despite the housing market’s show of strength this summer amid economic turmoil sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, it has yet to reach its full potential because of ongoing supply restraints, said First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif.
Tag: Existing Home Sales

June Existing Home Sales Jump Record 20.7%
Existing home sales rebounded at a record pace in June, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday, showing strong signs of a market turnaround after three straight months of sales declines caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May Existing Home Sales Down Nearly 10%–But Analysts See Upside
Existing home sales fell by nearly 10 percent in May from April—the third consecutive monthly decline in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak—the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday. But analysts saw positive signals despite the drop, as first-time buyer and Millennial demand showed signs of intensifying.

MBA Chart of the Week: Existing Home Sales and Inventory
Existing home sales plunged in April, as much of the U.S. economy and housing market bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic’s social distancing and closures. There was an 18 percent drop in the seasonally adjusted, annualized pace of home sales, the largest single month decline since July 2010.

MBA Chart of the Week: Existing Home Sales and Inventory
Existing home sales plunged in April, as much of the U.S. economy and housing market bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic’s social distancing and closures. There was an 18 percent drop in the seasonally adjusted, annualized pace of home sales, the largest single month decline since July 2010.

Homebuying Demand Higher Than Before Pandemic; New Home Share at 8-Year High
Amid some absolutely dreadful housing news lately, there are signs of resilience—and perhaps, the seeds of recovery.

April Existing Home Sales Continue Skid—But ‘Green Shoots’ Appear
Existing home sales plunged in April, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday, continuing a two-month skid in sales brought on by the coronavirus pandemic to the lowest level in nearly 10 years.

March Existing Home Sales Fall—But Worst Is Yet to Come
After a promising start to the spring home-buying season, existing home sales tumbled in March to a nearly five-year low, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday—and because of the coronavirus pandemic, the outlook for April isn’t any better.

Redfin: U.S. Housing Market ‘Reverses Course’
In little more than a month, the coronavirus pandemic sent the housing market from a promising spring to a national emergency, said Redfin, Seattle.

February Existing Home Sales Hit 13-Year High
Existing home sales rebounded in February to their highest level since Feb. 2007, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday.