by Calculated Risk on 1/12/2024 09:52:00 AM

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in December

A brief excerpt:

NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to December 2019 for each local market (some 2019 data is not available).

This is the second look at several early reporting local markets in December. I’m tracking about 40 local housing markets in the US. Some of the 40 markets are states, and some are metropolitan areas. I’ll update these tables throughout the month as additional data is released.

Closed sales in December were mostly for contracts signed in October and November.
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And a table of December sales.

In December, sales in these markets were down 6.8%. In November, these same markets were down 5.2% YoY Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA).

Sales in almost all of these markets are down sharply compared to December 2019.
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It appears annual sales for 2023 will be at the lowest level since 1995.

Many more local markets to come!

There is much more in the article.