HOME SALES FALL FOR 12TH STRAIGHT MONTH

Key Points:

  • Existing-home sales fell for the twelfth straight month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.00 million.
  • Existing-home sales fell 0.7% in January from December and 36.9% from one year ago.
  • Consensus among economists was a 0.1% increase.
  • The median existing-home sales price climbed 1.3% from one year ago to $359,000.
  • First-time buyers were responsible for 31% of sales in January, identical to December but up from 27% in January 2022.
  • “Home sales are bottoming out,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Prices vary depending on a market’s affordability, with lower-priced regions witnessing modest growth and more expensive regions experiencing declines.”
  • The Right Facts will continue to monitor home sales.