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“The worst of the downturn in home sales could be over, with increasing inventory leading to more transactions,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.
That fact that both sales and home prices continue to increase is an indication of the high demand and low supply that exists throughout the New York metro area and lower Hudson Valley,” said HGAR CEO Lynda Fernandez.
In October, the regional single-family closed median sale price was $706,000, marking an 8.6% year-over-year increase from $650,000 in October 2023.
Housing affordability has been a challenge, but the worst appears to be over,”
The Northeast PHSI expanded 6.5% from last month to 65.6, up 3.3% from September 2023.
Home sales have been essentially stuck at around a four-million-unit pace for the past 12 months, but factors usually associated with higher home sales are developing.
While Westchester still showed the highest median in the region, it did fall from a record high of $1.118 million in August to $905,051 in September.
The growing number of closed sales is concentrated in the lower end of the luxury market.
The Northeast PHSI diminished 4.6% from last month to 61.6, a drop of 2.2% from August 2023.
Existing-home sales in the Northeast in August faded 2.0% from July to an annual rate of 480,000, which was identical to August 2023.
Sales of single-family homes declined in all six areas, with the Bronx experiencing the largest decline at 18.5%, followed by Rockland County with a 10.6% drop.
In terms of transaction volumes, closed sales for single-family homes, condominiums, and co-ops were all down 8.7% regionwide from last year.
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