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.
National property broker Redfin says there are new signs pointing to a shift toward a buyer's market in 2024, as pandemic-driven inflation takes its last gasps, mortgage rates come down and more people list their homes for sale.
Based on Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.29 percent. This week's results include an adjustment for the observance of Thanksgiving.
Based on new data from Redfin, U.S. home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 35% of U.S. home sales during the three months ending Oct. 31, 2023. That's about the same as one year earlier, but up from 27.6% from two years ago.