Neue Daten zu Immobilien in den USA: Die Verkäufe bestehender US-Häuser (Existing home sales; März) sind mit -2,4 Prozent und einer Jahresrate von 4,44 Millionen zum Vormonat deutlich schlechter ausgefallen als erwartet (Prognose war +5,0 % auf eine Jahresrate von 4,50 Millionen).
Die Verkäufe sinken um 22 % im Jahresvergleich.
Die Verkäufe bestehender Häuser machen den Großteil der Transaktionen von Immobilien in den USA aus und sind daher von besonderer Bedeutung.
source: tradingeconomics.com
Dazu schreibt die NAR, die die Daten ermittelt:
Existing-home sales edged lower in March, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Month-over-month sales declined in three out of four major U.S. regions, while sales in the Northeast remained steady. All regions posted year-over-year decreases.
Total existing-home sales,1 https://www.nar.realtor/existing-home-sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – fell 2.4% from February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.44 million in March. Year-over-year, sales waned 22.0% (down from 5.69 million in March 2022).
„Home sales are trying to recover and are highly sensitive to changes in mortgage rates,“ said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. „Yet, at the same time, multiple offers on starter homes are quite common, implying more supply is needed to fully satisfy demand. It’s a unique housing market.“
Total housing inventory2 registered at the end of March was 980,000 units, up 1.0% from February and 5.4% from one year ago (930,000). Unsold inventory sits at a 2.6-month supply at the current sales pace, unchanged from February but up from 2.0 months in March 2022.
„Home prices continue to rise in regions where jobs are being added and housing is relatively affordable,“ Yun noted. „However, the more expensive areas of the country are adjusting to lower prices.“
The median existing-home price3 for all housing types in March was $375,700, a decline of 0.9% from March 2022 ($379,300). Price climbed slightly in three regions but dropped in the West.
Properties typically remained on the market for 29 days in March, down from 34 days in February but up from 17 days in March 2022. Sixty-five percent of homes sold in March were on the market for less than a month.
First-time buyers were responsible for 28% of sales in March, up from 27% in February but down from 30% in March 2022. NAR’s 2022 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers – released in November 20224 – found that the annual share of first-time buyers was 26%, the lowest since NAR began tracking the data.
All-cash sales accounted for 27% of transactions in March, down from 28% in February and one year ago.
Individual investors or second-home buyers, who make up many cash sales, purchased 17% of homes in March, down from 18% in February and the previous year.
Distressed sales5 – foreclosures and short sales – represented 1% of sales in March, nearly identical to last month and one year ago.
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage(link is external) averaged 6.27% as of April 13. That’s down from 6.28% from the previous week but up from 5% one year ago.
„With overall consumer price inflation calming and rents expected to decelerate from robust apartment construction, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy will surely shift from tightening to neutral to possibly loosening over the next 12 months,“ Yun added. „Therefore, home sales will steadily rebound despite several months of fluctuations.“
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