Category: U.S. home prices

Home Prices Jump in Nearly 70 Percent of Residential Markets in First Quarter

U.S. home prices rose in a majority of markets during the first quarter of the year, with around one in 14 markets seeing a double-digit increase in prices. Single-family existing-home sales prices rose in 152 of the 221 tracked markets in Q1, 2023, according to a May 9 press release by the National Association of…


New-Home Sales ‘Unexpectedly Rise’ in March to Highest Level in a Year

New-home sales in the United States rose last month even though home prices increased during this period, with easing mortgage rates possibly boosting buying activity. Sales of new single-family homes in March 2023 rose by 9.6 percent to 683,000 from 623,000 in February, according to an April 25 press release (pdf) by the U.S. Census…


Housing Payments Rise Across US Despite Fall in Home Prices

Even though U.S. home prices have fallen by their biggest margin in over ten years, monthly housing payments have hit a record high, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. Median home-sale price fell 2.6 percent from a year back during the four weeks ending April 16, Redfin said in a press release Thursday—the biggest decline in…


US Home Prices See Biggest Annual Drop in Over a Decade

Home prices have registered their biggest annual decline in over 10 years, according to real estate brokerage Redfin, with price drops led by “pandemic boomtowns and pricey Bay Area markets.” Median U.S. home price declined by 3.3 percent in March to $400,528—the biggest year-over-year drop since 2012—per an April 19 Redfin press release. The largest…


Home Prices Suddenly Jump After 7 Months Of Declines

U.S. home prices have suddenly jumped after seven months of declines, according to a recent report. Home prices rose 0.16 percent nationally in February compared to January, when adjusted for seasonality, according to Black Knight’s latest Mortgage Monitor Report from April 3. This was the first monthly increase after seven months of declining housing costs. A…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (March 21): February Home Prices Fell, 1st Time in 11 Years; Xi-Putin Meeting: A Shift in World Balance?

The Fed is deciding whether or not to hike interest rates. It has to weigh the banking sector on the one hand and the economy on the other. An investment firm tells NTD it’s not a good time to be looking at upside opportunities in investments. Home prices dropped for the first time in over…


NTD Business (March 21): February Home Prices Fell, 1st Time in 11 Years; Xi-Putin Meeting: A Shift in World Balance?

The Fed is deciding whether or not to hike interest rates. It has to weigh the banking sector on the one hand and the economy on the other. An investment firm tells NTD it’s not a good time to be looking at upside opportunities in investments. Home prices dropped for the first time in over…


Mortgage Demand Drops to Lowest Level in 26 Years as Housing Market Slump Continues

Mortgage demand has fallen in the past two weeks to its lowest level since the 1990s as elevated mortgage rates and fears of a recession take a toll on the market, according to latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, which measures the volume of mortgage loan applications, fell 13.2…


Home Prices Will Fall for First Time in 10 Years: Real Estate Brokerage

Yearly home prices in the United States are set to fall next year for the first time in a decade, with residential property sales also declining, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. The median home sales price is expected to drop by 4 percent to $368,000 in 2023, which will be its first annual decline…


House Prices Fell in September in All 20 US Cities Tracked by S&P Global

Home prices in 20 major cities across the United States fell in September, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices, indicating a deceleration in the housing market. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index fell by 1 percent on a monthly basis in September (before seasonal adjustment), with the 10-City composite…