NAR: U.S. Pending Home Sales Declined 0.4% in July
Even with modest improvements in mortgage rates, housing affordability, and inventory, buyers still remain hesitant.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($806,500 or less) decreased to 6.83% from 6.84%.
Pending sales in the Northeast increased incrementally even though home price growth in the region has been the strongest in the country.
The court also ruled that New York’s prohibition on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment does not concern the “energy use” of covered products as defined by EPCA and is therefore not preempted.
Market dynamics continue to reflect high competition at the entry level and slower movement in the luxury tier.
Closed sales for all properties edged down 6.0% year-over-year to 3,972 transactions, with single-family home closings down 4.6%.
More supply is needed to increase the share of first-time homebuyers in the coming years even though some markets appear to have a temporary oversupply at the moment.
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Treasury yields finished higher last week on average despite an intra-week drop, driven partly by renewed concerns of the impact of tariffs on the economy.
Notably, big cities New York (71.7%), Boston (72%), and Chicago (72.6%) joined the top 10 metros with the highest out-of-market search rates.
The Dashboard also includes forward-looking analysis on how many households could qualify to buy a median-priced home if mortgage rates fall to 6%.
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