The Planning Board closed the public hearing, which signals a vote on the project’s site plan application and height exemption could come at the Planning Board’s next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Month-over-month comparisons revealed significant regional variation. Sullivan County led the surge with a 16.4% jump in median home prices, followed by Putnam County with an 11.3% increase.
The 225,000-square-foot facility, centrally located in White Plains at 1111 Westchester Avenue, will offer adult and pediatric care spanning more than 90 specialties and subspecialties.
Contract activity fell more sharply in the high-priced regions of the Northeast and West, where elevated mortgage rates have appreciably cut affordability.
WASHINGTON —Pending home sales retracted 5.5% in December—following four consecutive months of increases—the National Association of Realtors reported today (Jan. 30). All four U.S. regions experienced month-over-month losses in transactions, with the most significant fall in the West. Year-over-year, contract signings fell in all four U.S. regions, with the Midwest seeing the largest decrease.
The Pending Home Sales Index slid 5.5% to 74.2 in December. Year-over-year, pending transactions declined 5.0%. Last year’s cyclical low point occurred in July 2024 at 70.2. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.
“After four straight months of gains in contract signings, one step back is not welcome news, but it is not entirely surprising,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Economic data never moves in a straight line. High mortgage rates have not significantly dented housing demand due to greater numbers of cash transactions.”
“Contract activity fell more sharply in the high-priced regions of the Northeast and West, where elevated mortgage rates have appreciably cut affordability,” Yun added. “Job gains tend to have greater impact in more affordable regions. It is unclear if heavier-than-usual winter precipitation impacted the timing of purchases.”
The Northeast PHSI fell 8.1% from last month to 62.3, down 1.3% from December 2023. The Midwest index shrunk 4.9% to 74.3 in December, down 6.9% from the previous year.
The South PHSI slipped 2.7% to 90.6 in December, down 5.1% from a year ago. The West index tumbled by 10.3% from the prior month to 57.7, down 5.1% from December 2023.
The Planning Board closed the public hearing, which signals a vote on the project’s site plan application and height exemption could come at the Planning Board’s next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Month-over-month comparisons revealed significant regional variation. Sullivan County led the surge with a 16.4% jump in median home prices, followed by Putnam County with an 11.3% increase.
The 225,000-square-foot facility, centrally located in White Plains at 1111 Westchester Avenue, will offer adult and pediatric care spanning more than 90 specialties and subspecialties.
The Black/African American unemployment rate was 7.2% as of July, up from 6.3% a year earlier and the highest level since October 2021.
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