Before we dig into this morning’s new home sales data, we note that both homebuilders and homebuyers have seen a rebound in confidence this year (even though the latter remains near extreme lows as one would expect)…
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The total value of U.S. homes was $45.3 trillion at the end of 2022, down 4.9% ($2.3 trillion) from a record high of $47.7 trillion in June.
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It may come as a bit of a shock to those who have been following the creeping freeze in housing transactions as the bid-ask spread grows to monstrous proportions, leading to a record crash in pending home sales…
While existing home sales slipped to cycle lows in December, new home sales bounced and this morning analysts were surprised to see pending home sales rise 2.5% MoM (against expectations of a 1.0% decline), and November’s decline was revised higher…
US existing home sales dropped for the 11th straight month in December (-1.5% MoM – slightly less than expected thanks to downward revisions of previous months), leading to a record 34% drop year-over-year (worse than the worst drop during the Great Financial Crisis)…
US Home Prices, based on S&P Global’s Case-Shiller data, fell 0.52% MoM in October (the latest data available released this morning), slightly better than the 1.1% drop expected. This slowed the YoY growth 8.64% from 10.4% YoY…
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After an unexpected rebound in October, new home sales are expected to tumble in November (latest data) following the plunge in existing home sales, starts and permits data, and homebuilder sentiment.
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Home sales fell 35.1% year over year in November on a seasonally-adjusted basis—the largest decline in Redfin’s records that date back to 2012. Home-price growth also lost momentum. The median U.S. home-sale price rose just 2.6% from a year earlier, the smallest gain since May 2020, when the onset of the coronavirus pandemic brought the housing market to a near halt.
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One month after setting a record low level for affordability, the unaffordability of new homes in the U.S. has skyrocketed.
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Lower mortgage rates are pulling some current homeowners back to the refinance market, but not enough to offset the drop in demand from homebuyers.
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