Home Sales Sank 6.4% in December

Home sales fell sharply in December to their weakest level in more than three years, a difficult end to a weak year for the housing market and fresh evidence of a bumpy ride to come in 2019......»»

The median price of a newly-built home was up roughly 8% from a year ago in December......»»

New Home Sales Disappoint As Prices Soar To Record Highs New Home Sales rebounded very modestly in December, after tumbling in November, but printed significantly below expectations. Purchases of new s.....»»

December hit another historic peak for existing-home sales, experiencing the highest level since 2006 after rising 0.7 percent from the previous month. According to the latest data from the National.....»»

The Southern California median home price rose 10% in December from a year earlier, according to data analyzed by real estate firm DQNews, continuing a pandemic housing boom driven in part .....»»

Sales of existing homes rose 0.7% in December, pushing the entirety of 2020 to a pace not seen in 14 years and providing one of the fe.....»»

The big number in the U.S. that traders will be watching will be existing home sales for December.....»»

The highest price for a single-family home in December — $24 million for a Kapalua Resort estate — was also the highest price on Maui for all of 2020......»»

There were 71 single-family homes sold on Kauai in December, which was a 73.17% increase from 41 homes sold in December 2019, according to statistics provided by Hawaii Information Service on behalf of Kauai Board of Realtors......»»

There were 290 single-family homes sold on Hawaii Island in December, an increase of 36.79% from 212 homes sold in December 2019......»»

Sales of previously-owned U.S. homes sank 8.5% in March just as the coronavirus pandemic began to shut down large parts of the economy and throw the real estate market into disarray. Existing-home sales dropped to an annual pace of 5.27 .....»»

Home sales at the very top of the Greater Cincinnati market cooled at the beginning of 2020. For the first time in nine months, three of the top 10 home sales did not crack the $1 million price point. Compared to December and a year ago, the ave.....»»

Despite fewer home sales, the average price of a New York City apartment has been pushed up by very wealthy buyers. Sales like the $92 million apartment at 220 Central Park South last December have ske.....»»

New home sales, however, fell unexpectedly in December......»»

At the close of 2019, pending sales tumbled 4.9 percent, a decline from November, according to the December National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index, based on contract signings. The decrease equates to 103.....»»

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Pending home sales dropped for the month of December, while analysts expected to see the gauge rise. The S&P 500 index fell on the news before paring losses. It's one of two signals of softness thi.....»»

The majority of the luxury sales in December, 32 properties, sold for prices between $1.5 million and $1.9 million, the report by Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties found......»»

US Pending Home Sales Suffer Worst December Collapse On Record After  a surge in existing home sales and a 3rd monthly decline in new home sales, pending h.....»»

Pending home sales, which measure signed contracts, not closings, dropped 4.9% in December compared with November, as the supply of homes hit a record low during the month......»»

CNBC's Diana Olick reports the latest pending home sales numbers for the month of December 2019......»»