Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-October

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-October

A brief excerpt:

The NAR reported sales were at a “seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.04 million in August. Year-over-year, sales fell 15.3% (down from 4.77 million in August 2022).” This was in line with the local markets I tracked for August.

The current cycle low for existing home sales was 4.00 million SAAR in January 2023. The early local market reports suggest a new cycle low for closed sales in September!

Usually, house prices bottom after sales bottom, so a new cycle low for sales suggests likely further weakness for house prices in coming months. I’ll have more on this pattern.

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