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Existing-Home Sales Snapshot & What’s Ahead for 2025
1 day ago · The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) reports that existing-home sales increased in December. Three main U.S. areas had an increase in sales, while the Midwest saw a decline. All four regions saw an increase in sales year over year. The median price hit a new high of $407,500 in 2024, while existing-home sales (4.06 million) fell to their lowest level since 1995 on an annual basis.
High Housing Payments Slowing Home Sales - The MortgagePoint
2 days ago · As the median U.S. monthly housing payment reached a seven-month high in January, would-be homebuyers are being kept on the sidelines with pending home sales experiencing their biggest decline in more than a year.
Home Prices Jump Across All Major U.S. Metros - The …
4 days ago · For the first time since 2022, a new study from Redfin revealed that home prices are increasing in all major U.S. metros, with once-affordable places to live now seeing "double-digit price increases," according to Elijah de la Campa, Senior Economist at Redfin.
Measuring U.S. Home Price Growth - The MortgagePoint
Jan 8, 2025 · The CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for November 2024 have been made public by CoreLogic. Gains in home prices in the U.S. have not increased since November of 2022, but 17 states have set new records, and the country as a whole is predicted to achieve a new high this April when the usually hectic homebuying season gets underway. The increase coincided with Freddie Mac’s ...
Examining 2024 Home Price Trends - The MortgagePoint
Jan 2, 2025 · The October 2024 results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices were issued today by the S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). In October 2024, the leading indicator of U.S. home values had an annual growth of 3.6%— a modest decrease from the previous 2024 annual gains. Lisa Sturtevant, Chief Economist at Bright MLS, also commented on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index’s ...
Homebuyer Affordability Continues to Improve - The MortgagePoint
Sep 30, 2024 · “Homebuyer affordability conditions improved for the fourth consecutive month, with lower mortgage rates, rising incomes, and slower home-price growth giving prospective buyers’ budgets a much-needed boost,” said Edward Seiler, MBA’s Associate VP of Housing Economics and Executive Director for the Research Institute for Housing America.
How Many U.S. Homeowners Remain Equity-Rich? - The …
Oct 25, 2024 · According to Q3 2024 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report released by ATTOM, some 48.3% of mortgaged residential properties in the US were deemed equity-rich in Q3, which means that the total estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values. From a recent peak of 49.2% in Q2 of 2024, that level was lower. Nonetheless, it ...
Mortgage Payments Slip in September - The MortgagePoint
Oct 31, 2024 · “Overall affordability is now at its highest level since August 2022, but the recent jump in rates will likely cause conditions to plateau" said Edward Seiler, MBA’s Associate VP of Housing Economics and Executive Director for Research Institute for Housing America.