The median existing-home price for all housing types in June rose to $410,200, 0.9% less than the all-time high of $413,800 reached in June 2022, the National Association of REALTORS® said.
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NAR to host virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit
The National Association of REALTORS will hold a virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
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Former employee sues NAR, alleges discrimination by President Kenny Parcell
The National Association of REALTORS® has been named in a new lawsuit by Janelle Brevard, the organization’s former chief storyteller. NAR President Kenny Parcell is named multiple times in the complaint.
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NAR: Existing-home sales tick higher in May
At the same time, the median existing-home price for all housing types slid 3.1% year over year to $396,100.
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There aren’t enough affordable homes on the market for middle-income buyers
Homes affordable to middle-income buyers — defined as households earning up to $75,000 — fall in the $256,000-to-$320,000 range. But of the over one million U.S. homes on the market at the end of April, less than a quarter of all listings were within that price range.
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Affordability Crunch: Where Middle-Class Buyers Can Afford Homes the Most—and the Least
A dire housing shortage has kept prices strong and competition fierce among buyers despite high mortgage interest rates.
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NAR: Limited supply keeps pending-home sales flat in April
Despite solid demand, a dearth of homes for sale kept transaction numbers muted in the association’s most recent report on pending sales.
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NAR: Existing-home sales and days on market slide in April
Multiple-offer situations have returned with the spring buying season while distressed and forced sales are “virtually nonexistent,” the National Association of REALTORS® said.
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FHFA rescinds “unworkable” fee ahead of implementation
The mortgage industry decried the proposed loan-level pricing adjustment for borrowers with higher debt-to-income ratios.
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Lawrence Yun: Fed rate hike ‘unnecessary and harmful’
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said the Federal Reserve’s latest increase in its benchmark interest rate is an unnecessary threat to many small regional banks.
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