Tag Archives: Existing-Home Sales

Buying power is strong despite continued price appreciation, according to one analysis.

In the last new residential construction report, housing starts took a step back after several months of gains. This week, the industry will find out if new construction picked up in the face of a lengthy inventory shortage of existing homes for sale.

The pace of existing-home sales has softened for two straight months, but historical data shows that pace in a better light.

Existing-home sales cooled off in the latest report, and the immediate future doesn't look too bright, according to one analysis.

Existing-home sales dropped for the second straight month in August, despite job growth and still-low mortgage rates, according to the National Association of Realtors.

While still not at its full potential, the existing-home sales market is getting closer. What factors are behind the improvements?

The once widespread speculation that a September rate hike will occur has cooled since the start of the month. The Fed will announce its decision on Wednesday, September 21, at 2 p.m. EST.

A number of current economic conditions are supportive of the housing market—although demand for housing is being hindered somewhat by tight inventory levels.

Though new home sales soared in July to their best numbers in nine years, existing-home sales in the month lost steam.

Gains in existing-home sales, wage growth, job growth, low mortgage rates have fueled consumers’ confidence in the U.S. housing market, according to one analysis.