US Existing Home Sales Accelerate in December

Existing Home Sales Post Biggest Gains in Nearly 3 Years

Along with holiday presents, Americans were buying more homes in December, according to a Jan. 14 report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Last month’s overall sales of existing homes grew 5.1 percent month-over-month, representing the strongest growth in almost three years. Year over year, December also represented a 1.4 percent increase in sales. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun noted that the market showed signs of improvement …

Housing Rebound? Sales Hit 3-Year High As Trump Targets Mortgage Rates

After a prolonged freeze, the U.S. housing market is showing distinct signs of a thaw, with new data indicating a sharp rise in existing home sales and improving affordability conditions. December marked the strongest pace for existing home sales in three years, a surge driven largely by gains in the South, the nation’s largest home-selling […] Housing Rebound? Sales Hit 3-Year High As Trump Targets Mortgage Rates

US existing home sales accelerate in December

2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high and mortgages onerous - WXXV News 25

By  ALEX VEIGA The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers out of the market. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes totaled 4.06 million last year, essentially flat versus 2024 when sales sank to the lowest level since 1995, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. Without round…

Existing home sales surge to end year

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey | REALTORMag Hopeful home buyers may be getting their New Year’s wish: Lower mortgage rates—and they’re fueling an uptick in home sales. Existing-home sales jumped 5.1% in December, the strongest reading in nearly three years, even after adjusting for seasonal factors, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Wednesday. Sales are up 1.4% from a year ago. December’s gain followed a smaller increase in November, al…