Tag Archives: Existing-homes

What were the factors that reversed a six-month trend of declining sales for existing homes? Here’s what the latest data revealed.

While inventory is leveling out, a new report indicated that existing home sales remained steady after several months of decline. Experts weigh in on how first-time homebuyers have been affected by this trend.

There’s a persisting gap between actual existing home sales and their potential in an otherwise robust housing market, according to a report. Here are the factors responsible for the gap and ways to bridge it.

Mobility among homeowners and renters is at an all-time low, according to Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey. Are their concerns with moving exacerbating the shortage of housing supply?

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will publish the data on the sale of existing homes for February, on Wednesday, March 21, at 10 a.m. EST. The monthly ...

Potential home sales fell by 0.2 percent to 5.69 million in April, according to a recent study. This represents an 89.3 percent increase from the market potential low point reached in December 2008. What the study found is that strong consumer demand fueled gains in market potential for existing home sales, but this was offset by high prices and falling affordability.

What factors are behind the rising popularity of single-family homes labeled "fixer-uppers"?