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Pending Home Sales on a Record Roll
Washington, September 01, 2009 Contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. More...
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Strong Gain in Existing-Home Sales Maintains Uptrend
Washington, August 21, 2009 - For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row, according to the National Association of Realtors®. More...
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2nd Quarter Existing-Home Sales Rise in Most States, Helped by Affordable Metro Prices
Washington, August 12, 2009 - Existing-home sales in the second quarter showed healthy gains from the first quarter in the vast majority of states, and price declines have increased affordability in most metro areas, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors®. More...
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National housing indicators
Existing home sales ()
5.24 million unites*
Existing home median price ()
$178,400
Housing Starts ()
581,000 unites*
New home sales ()
384,000 unites*
*Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
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Home ownership
2nd Qtr 09
67.4%
2nd Qtr 08
68.1%
The homeownership rate (67.4 percent) for the current quarter was lower than the rate in second quarter 2008 (68.1 percent), but not statistically different from the rate in second quarter 2009 (67.3 percent).
New home sales
July 09
+9.6%
June 09
+9.1%
Sales of new one-family houses in July 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000. This is 9.6% above the revised June 2009 estimate of 395,000.
Source: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
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