Tag Archives: Existing Home Sales

Global market turmoil coupled with supply and demand troubles have not been enough to restrain home sales, which continue remain on a strong path supported by positive labor gains.

According to the National Association of Realtors, low inventory, affordability, and tight credit are still plaguing the housing market. But NAR President Tom Salomone says he has the solution.

Experts suggests that "normal" levels of existing-home sales are still in the distance. What is driving their forecasts?

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?