The National Association of Realtors is reporting this week U.S. pending home sales slipped in April 2022, as contract activity decreased for the sixth consecutive month.
According to the California Association of Realtors, California home sales retreated in April 2022 as rising interest rates and higher home prices depressed housing demand even as the statewide median home price set another record for the second straight month, primarily due to strong sales at the top end of the market.
According to the Miami Association of Realtors, Broward County Florida total home sales decreased 12.9% year-over-year, from 4,006 to 3,489. Broward existing condo sales decreased 11% year-over-year, from 2,224 to 1,980. Single-family home sales decreased 15.3% year-over-year, from 1,782 to 1,509.
According to the National Association of Home Builders, in a further sign of a housing slowdown, new home sales posted a double-digit percentage decline in April 2022, falling to their weakest pace in two years, as rising mortgage interest rates and worsening affordability conditions continue to take a toll on the housing market.
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 20, 2022, U.S. mortgage applications decreased 1.2 percent from one week earlier.