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Conventional Mortgages Finance Most New Home Sales Since 2008

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NAHB analysis of the most recent Census estimates concerning sources of financing for new home sales reveals that the share of mortgages financed through conventional products in the third quarter of 2016 rose to 74.1%–the highest level seen since 2008.  In contrast, cash sales accounted for the smallest portion they have since the second quarter of 2010.  The portions financed with FHA… Read More ›

Existing Sales Year-End Sprint

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Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), increased 0.7% in November for a third consecutive monthly increase, and reached the highest pace since February 2007. November sales were up 15.4% from the same month a year ago. Total existing home sales in November increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.61 million units combined for… Read More ›

Existing Sales Revival

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Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), increased 2.0% in October and reached the highest pace since February 2007. In October sales increased for the second straight month, and were up 5.9% from the same month a year ago. Total existing home sales in October increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.60 million units… Read More ›

Existing Home Sales Fell in August

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Existing home sales, reported by the National Association of Realtors, soften further in August. Total existing home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.33 million units from a downwardly revised 5.38 million units in July. Existing single family sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual… Read More ›

Existing Sales Stumble

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Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), decreased 3.2% in July and were down 1.6% from the same month a year ago, the first year-over-year decline since November 2015. Total existing home sales in July decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.39 million units combined for single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, down from… Read More ›

June Pending Home Sales Rise on Gains in the Northeast and the Midwest

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According to the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), nationwide, signed contracts for existing homes inched up 0.2% over the month of June 2016. The PHSI is forward looking indicator for contracting closings (i.e. existing home sales). June marks the fourth monthly increase in the PHSI over the past five months. Over the year, the PHSI rose… Read More ›

First Time Buyers Arrive

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Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), increased 1.1% in June to the highest level since February 2007, as first-time buyers grabbed a 33% share, the best performance in four years. June existing sales are up 3.0% from the same month a year ago. Total existing home sales in June increased to a seasonally adjusted… Read More ›

Existing Sales Continue to Impress in May

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Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), increased 1.8% in May to the highest level since February 2007. The May share of first-time buyers, however, remained mired at 30% in May and for all of 2015. May existing sales are up 4.5% from the same month a year ago. Total existing home sales in May… Read More ›

Existing Home Sales – Real Time Tracking

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In normal times roughly 70% of new home purchases are trade-up buyers (i.e., they have an existing home to sell) so the strength of existing home sales affects the strength of new home sales. Two series published by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) gauging the strength of the existing home sales sector are: pending sales and sales. The pending… Read More ›