Pending home sales are declining, with some house hunters waiting for mortgage rates to drop lower and some feeling jittery about the economy. New listings of U.S. homes for sale rose 2.3% year over year during the four weeks ending October 5, the biggest increase in over three months. Some

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Some Americans are changing plans because they’re directly impacted by the shutdown, and others are wary of making a big purchase because of economic uncertainty. But most are moving forward with purchases. Roughly one in six (17%) Americans are delaying a major purchase like a home or car because of

Roughly 56,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in August, equal to 15.1% of homes that went under contract that month—the highest August percentage in records dating back to 2017. Buyers frequently back out of deals when they find issues during the inspection, they have trouble selling their existing home or

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Last Week In A Nutshell Rates eased due to a surprisingly negative ADP jobs report, which stayed in the spotlight as the government shutdown sidelined the official jobs report. Upcoming Attractions Jobless claims (Thursday): Expected to stay in the 220,000 range, similar to the last few years. University of Michigan

Would-be condo buyers are spooked by high costs, including rising HOA dues and insurance fees–but the silver lining is bargaining power. The gap between sellers and buyers has shrunk since springtime, though, when there were 81% more sellers.  There were an estimated 72.3% more condo sellers than buyers (108,945 more)

The typical home that sold in August went for nearly 4% under its asking price–the steepest discount for that month since 2019.  One of every six (16.7%) U.S. home sellers dropped their asking price in August, up from 15.9% a year earlier and the highest share for that month in

Pending U.S. home sales fell 1% year over year as mortgage rates ticked up after nine straight weeks of declines. Some would-be buyers are hesitant due to economic uncertainty, including jitters about potential layoffs and the government shutdown. Pending U.S. home sales fell roughly 1% from a year earlier during

The typical U.S. luxury home sold for $1,250,000 in August, up 3.9% from a year earlier. Luxury home sales fell 0.7% to the lowest August level in Redfin’s records, which go back to 2013. Non-luxury home sales also fell (-0.6%) to the lowest August level on record. The typical luxury

The median sale price of starter homes hit a record $260,508 in August, up 2.2% from a year earlier. Starter-home sales grew 3.8% year over year, rising for the 12th consecutive month to the highest August level in three years. In comparison, sales of mid- and high-price homes fell 0.6%

Last Week In A Nutshell A quiet week with rates drifting slightly higher as Fed officials sounded cautious on future rate cuts. Upcoming Attractions Potential government shutdown: As of Monday morning, the government looks more likely than not to shut down Tuesday at midnight. The immediate impact of a short,

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80.3% of mortgaged U.S. homeowners have a rate below 6%, down from a record 92.7% in the second quarter of 2022. Just over half (52.5%) of mortgaged homeowners have a rate below 4%, down from 65.1% in 2022. Increased housing supply shows that the mortgage rate lock-in effect is easing,

A federal government shutdown next Wednesday seems increasingly likely. The impact on the housing market would be fairly limited, though potentially larger in the Washington D.C. area—especially if the shutdown coincided with a reduction-in-force. Congress has not passed any appropriations bills this year, so a government shutdown would affect all

The weekly average mortgage rate dropped for the ninth straight week, dipping to an 11-month low. But would-be buyers are hesitant because prices are high, the economy is uncertain and new listings are dwindling.  The weekly average mortgage rate has fallen to 6.26%, the lowest level in nearly a year

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