Privately owned housing starts dropped 14.7% in March, the largest monthly decline since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.
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Pending Home Sales Surge in the Midwest, but Slump in Pricier Regions
Pending home sales data for last month show monthly gains in the Midwest and South and a pullback in the higher-priced Northeast and West.
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The Housing Market’s Unhappy New Year: Fewer Homes Go Under Contract as Mortgage Rates Rise
The housing market isn’t off to a good start this year. The number of homes that are under contract fell in January, says a recent report.
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Home Prices Hit a New All-Time High in December, Says Case-Shiller
Housing market saw above-average price gains despite rising cost of mortgage financing, Case-Shiller says.
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Sales of New Homes Tick Up in January
U.S. new-home sales rose 1.5% to an annual rate of 661,000 in January, from a revised 651,000 in the prior month.
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Home Sales Rose in January Despite Record-High Prices, as Buyers Seized on Lower Rates
The median price for an existing home in January rose 5.1% to $379,100, compared with the same month a year earlier.
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Housing Starts Fall in December as Builders Scale Back on Single-Family Homes
Construction of new homes fell 4.3% in December, as home builders scaled back new projects.
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Home Sales Fell to a New 13-Year Low in October
Home sales fell in October to a fresh 13-year low as high interest rates and home prices continued to pummel the housing market.
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U.S. Housing Starts Rise ‘Unexpectedly’ for the Second Straight Month
Housing starts rose to a 1.37 million annual pace from 1.35 million in October, the government said Friday.
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NAR names Nykia Wright interim CEO, replacing retiring Bob Goldberg
Nykia Wright has been named interim CEO for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), effective Nov. 20.
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