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Pending home sales recede in January: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Meanwhile, new home sales , which are also a measure of contract signings, reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 661,000 in January, up 1.5% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) decreased to 74.3 in December.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. But new listings activity grew by 9.1% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased to 77.3

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Pending home sales are down 31% from last year

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Yun noted that new listings are down compared to a year ago, as many existing homeowners do not want to give up the 3.0% regions recorded year-over-year decreases in contract signings. or lower mortgage rate they locked in at. “On

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. Rates last month surged to 7.23%—the highest since 2001 – sending the typical homebuyer’s monthly payment up significantly from last year. New Listings Tick Up Slightly, But Overall Housing Supply Remains at Record Low New listings rose 0.8%

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2023 Maine Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

This report analyzes the sales figures, average prices, the number of active listings, and listings under contract for both 2023 and 2022. Average prices for closed sales increased by 10% Lowest number of homes listed in over two decades, decreased by 12% The number of homes placed under contract (pending) decreased by 16.4%