US Existing Home Sales Puked (Again) In July…
US existing home sales slumped for the fourth straight month in June, plunging a worse than expected 5.4% MoM (the worst MoM drop since Nov 2022) and dragging sales down 5.4% YoY…
Source: Bloomberg
Notably, existing home sales have not risen on a YoY basis since July 2021, with the SAAR total back below 4mm, near COVID lockdown lows…
Source: Bloomberg
The only segment of the market that saw sales rise the $1 million-plus cohort – which saw sales rise 3.6% YoY…
Source: Bloomberg
Meanwhile, the median home price rose 4.1% from last year to $426,900…
Source: Bloomberg
That’s a new record high median price for existing homes in the US… and once again above the median price for a new home…
Source: Bloomberg
…so much for the hopes of a rate cut?
Tyler Durden
Tue, 07/23/2024 – 10:11