Friday, October 31, 2014

October 2014 National Housing Trends Newsletter

Angela Yglesias

Levesque Realty 

Cell: 805-490-4944   
Phone: 805-490-4944 

Housing Trends

October 2014


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Existing-Home Sales Rebound in September

WASHINGTON (October 21, 2014) – After a modest decline last month, existing-home sales bounced back in September to their highest annual pace of the year, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions except for the Midwest experienced gains in September.

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Infographic: September 2014 Existing-Home Sales

Total existing-home sales increased 2.4 percent to 5.17 million in September from 5.05 million in August and are 1.7 percent below the 5.26 million unit pace in September 2013

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National housing indicators

Existing home sales (October)

5.17 millions units*

Existing home median price (October)

$209,700

Housing Starts (October)

1.017 millions units*

New home sales (October)

5.04 millions units*
*Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

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Home ownership

3rd Qtr 2014

+64.4%

3rd Qtr 2013

+65.3%
The homeownership rate in the third quarter 2014 was 64.4 percent, down 0.9 (+/- 0.4) percentage points from the third quarter 2013 rate of 65.3 percent. The homeownership rates in the Northeast, Midwest and South were lower than the rates in the third quarter 2013, while the rate in the West was not statistically different from the rate a year ago.

New home sales

September 2014

+0.2%

August 2014

+15.3%
Sales of new single-family houses in September 2014 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 467,000. This is 0.2 percent (+/- 15.7%)* above the revised August 2014 estimate of 466,000.
Source: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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