According to the National Association of Realtors, pending U.S. home sales in February 2024 grew 1.6% month-over-month from January 2024. The Midwest and South posted monthly gains in transactions while the Northeast and West recorded losses. All four U.S. regions registered year-over-year decreases.
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 1, 2023, U.S. mortgage applications increased 2.8 percent from one week earlier.
Based on ATTOM's newly released its third-quarter 2023 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report, 1.54 million U.S. mortgages secured by residential property (1 to 4 units) were issued in the United States during the third quarter, representing a 3 percent decline from the prior three-month period.
Among the four major U.S. regions, sales slid in the Northeast, South and West but were unchanged in the Midwest. All four regions experienced year-over-year sales declines.