Increased Sales Leave First-Time Buyers Behind
Existing home sales increased to the highest level of the year, having posted gains for five of the last six months, despite weakness among first-time buyers. Existing home sales increased 2.4% in...
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Existing home sales increased in October for the second consecutive month, and exceeded year-over-year levels for the first time in a year, despite no improvement among first-time buyers. Existing home...
View ArticleExisting Sales Trend Up for First-Time Buyers
Although existing home sales decreased in November, the share of sales for first-time buyers increased to the highest level since October 2012. Existing home sales decreased 6.1% in November, but were...
View ArticleExisting Sales Momentum
Completing an improved second half of 2014, existing home sales increased 2.4% in December, although the share of sales for first-time buyers continued to disappoint. Existing home sales exceeded a 5...
View ArticleExisting Sales Disappoint
Existing home sales decreased 4.9% in January, and the share of sales for first-time buyers continued to disappoint. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported January 2015 total existing home...
View ArticleExisting Sales Survive Winter
Existing home sales increased 1.2% in February, and the share of sales for first-time buyers registered its first gain since last November. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported February...
View ArticleSpring for Existing Home Sales in America?
Existing home sales soared 6.1% in March, and the share of sales for first-time buyers also increased. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported March 2015 total existing home sales at a...
View ArticleExisting Home Sales Pause
Existing home sales declined 3.3% in April, despite the fact that almost half of April sales remained on the market less than one month. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported April 2015...
View ArticleSales of Existing Homes to First-Time Buyers Rise
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), rose to the highest pace in six years in May. The report was also notable due to an increase in purchases by first-time...
View ArticleExisting Home Sales Rise to Pre-Recession Level
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, increased in June to the highest level since February 2007. Although the June percent share of first-time buyers declined from...
View ArticleExisting Sales Grow – Except for First-Time Buyers
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, increased for the third consecutive month in July, and remained at the highest level since February 2007; but the first-time...
View ArticleExisting Sales Fall in August But First-Time Buyer Share Rises
Although existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, decreased in August after three successive months of growth, the first-time home buyer share increased sharply to 32%...
View ArticleExisting Home Sales vs. Home Prices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Standard and Poor’s/Case-Shiller (CS) recently released their respective home price indexes for July. The FHFA index shows house price appreciation...
View ArticleExisting Sales Rebound
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, increased 4.7% in September, and have increased year-over-year for 12 consecutive months. However, the first-time buyer share...
View ArticleHome Prices in August – Moving Toward Normal
S&P Dow Jones Indices released the August results for the S&P/Case-Shiller (CS) house price index. The index shows that house price appreciation accelerated to a seasonally adjusted annual...
View ArticleExisting Sales Realign
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, decreased 3.4% in October, and the annual share of first-time buyers in 2015 fell to its second-lowest level since the survey...
View ArticleHome Price Appreciation in September
S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released their home prices indexes for September, respectively. The Case-Shiller (CS) national house price index...
View ArticleExisting Sales Surprise
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), decreased 10.5% in November to the lowest level since April 2014, a decline NAR attributed to the implementation of The...
View ArticleExisting Sales Advance
Existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), increased 0.4% in January to the highest level since July, and are up 11.0% from last January. The first-time buyer share...
View ArticleHome Prices Appreciation Slowed in December
The Case-Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, slowed to a 9.8% seasonally adjusted annual growth rate in December, from 10.4% in November. The Home Price Index...
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