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New Home Sales in America Jump in July
According to new data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, sales of newly built, single-family homes in July 2024 rose 10.6% to a 739,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from significant upward revisions in June 2024.
Zombie Foreclosures in U.S. Decline in Q3, Reaching Lowest Levels Since 2021
Based on ATTOM's newly released third-quarter 2024 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, almost 1.4 million (1,357,423) residential properties in the United States are vacant. That figure represents 1.3 percent, or one in 76 homes, across the nation - roughly the same as in the second quarter of this year.
U.S. Home Sales Uptick in July, First Time in 5 Months
According to recent data from the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales saw an improvement in July 2024, halting a four-month streak of declines.
DOJ, NAR Commission Payment Changes Take Effect August Seventeenth
The National Association of Realtors is busy now reminding its 1.5 million NAR members, real estate professionals, and consumers that on August 17, important practice changes resulting from NAR's DOJ Settlement Agreement, addressing claims related to broker commissions brought on behalf of home sellers, will be implemented nationwide.
