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Pending Home Sales Turn Around in May
Washington, DC, June 29, 2011 - Pending home sales rose strongly in May with all regions experiencing gains from a year ago, pointing to higher housing activity in the second half of the year, according to the National Association of Realtors®. More...
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Seven Out of 10 Renters Say Owning a Home is a Top Priority
Washington, DC, July 06, 2011 - Most Americans still believe that owning a home is a solid financial decision, and a majority of renters aspire to home ownership as a long-term goal. According to the 2011 National Housing Pulse Survey released today by the National Association of Realtors®, 72 percent of renters surveyed said owning a home is a top priority for their future, up from 63 percent in 2010. More... Read more
National housing indicators
Existing home sales ()
4.77 millions units*
Existing home median price ()
$184,300
Housing Starts ()
629,000 units*
New home sales ()
319,000 (May)*
*Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
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Home ownership
1st Qtr 11
66.4%
4th Qtr 10
66.5%
The homeownership rate in the first quarter 2011 (66.4 percent) was lower than the first quarter 2010 rate (67.1 percent). In the South and West, the homeownership rates were lower than a year ago, while the Northeast and Midwest showed no significant change from the corresponding first quarter 2010 rates.
New home sales
May 11
-2.1%
Apr 11
+6.5%
Sales of new one-family houses in May 2011 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 319,000. This is 2.1 percent below the revised April 2011 estimate of 326,000.
Source: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
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