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Existing Home Sales Fall, Market Still Relatively Tight

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  • Existing home sales fell -3.4% M/M (cons -3.2) in April after a marginally downward revised -2.6% (initial -2.4%) as it continues to chip away at February’s 13.8% jump.
  • Relative to new home sales and building permits, existing home sales remain more depressed compared to pre-pandemic levels.
  • Inventory picked up heading into the spring market, pushing the months of supply back to 2.9 after two months at 2.6. The 2.9 is looser compared to the 2.2 and 2.3 in Apr’22 and ’21 but still notably tighter than the 4.0 in 2017-19. That continues to limit house price declines at -1.7% Y/Y.
  • From NAR’s Yun: "Roughly half of the country is experiencing price gains”… "Even in markets with lower prices, primarily the expensive West region, multiple-offer situations have returned in the spring buying season following the calmer winter market. Distressed and forced property sales are virtually nonexistent."

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