Tag Archives: Existing Home Sales

Many housing experts and industry analysts have been talking about it for months, and it remains a problem.

Existing-home sales were way down in February, but the data from the National Association of Realtors shows that investor activity in the market is on the rise.

The Fed announced earlier this week that economic growth was not sufficient enough to raise the federal funds rate. The GDP estimate was a mere 0.7 percent for the "advance" estimate for Q4 and just 1.0 percent for the second estimate; what will the third estimate hold?

Many housing market analysts have expressed concern over the short housing supply heading into the spring.

The latest Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast indicates that sales are expected to rise, though the number of homes for sale may be limited by constrained inventory.

Existing-home sales reached a six-month high in January, but the combination of persistent tight inventory and rapid price appreciation in the housing market may make it tough for would-be homebuyers this spring.

Recent headwinds have been a hot discussion topic among economists in the last couple of months, particularly since GDP growth totaled only 0.7 percent in the first estimate for Q4. Will the rate of GDP growth rise or fall in the second Q4 estimate?

Existing-home sales experienced an up-and-down wave of activity in November and December due to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule, but Ten-X.com forecasts that this may all change soon.

While the backlog created by TRID delays has been cleared, it may be tough to repeat 2015's existing-home sales numbers in 2016.

While TRID may have slowed down existing-home sales in November, the regulatory shock on the housing market is likely to be temporary.