RSS Feed by Calculated Risk on 7/22/2021 10:11:00 AM
Thursday, July 22, 2021
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 5.86 million in June
From the NAR: Existing-Home Sales Expand 1.4% in June
Existing-home sales increased in June, snapping four consecutive months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Three of the four major U.S. regions registered small month-over-month gains, while the fourth remained flat. However, all four areas notched double-digit year-over-year gains.
Total existing-home sales, completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, grew 1.4% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million in June. Sales climbed year-over-year, up 22.9% from a year ago (4.77 million in June 2020).
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Total housing inventory at the end of June amounted to 1.25 million units, up 3.3% from May's inventory and down 18.8% from one year ago (1.54 million). Unsold inventory sits at a 2.6-month supply at the current sales pace, modestly up from May's 2.5-month supply but down from 3.9 months in June 2020.
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Click on graph for larger image.This graph shows existing home sales, on a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) basis since 1993.
Sales in June (5.86 million SAAR) were up 1.4% from last month, and were 22.9% above the June 2020 sales rate.
The second graph shows nationwide inventory for existing homes.
According to the NAR, inventory increased to 1.25 million in June from 1.21 million in May.Headline inventory is not seasonally adjusted, and inventory usually decreases to the seasonal lows in December and January, and peaks in mid-to-late summer.
The last graph shows the year-over-year (YoY) change in reported existing home inventory and months-of-supply. Since inventory is not seasonally adjusted, it really helps to look at the YoY change. Note: Months-of-supply is based on the seasonally adjusted sales and not seasonally adjusted inventory.
Inventory was down 18.8% year-over-year in June compared to June 2020.
Months of supply increased to 2.6 months in June from 2.5 months in May.
This was slightly below the consensus forecast. I'll have more later.
The last graph shows the year-over-year (YoY) change in reported existing home inventory and months-of-supply. Since inventory is not seasonally adjusted, it really helps to look at the YoY change. Note: Months-of-supply is based on the seasonally adjusted sales and not seasonally adjusted inventory.
Inventory was down 18.8% year-over-year in June compared to June 2020. Months of supply increased to 2.6 months in June from 2.5 months in May.
This was slightly below the consensus forecast. I'll have more later.
