US home sales accelerated in September to their fastest pace since February as mortgage rates eased

Maine’s median home price falls for just the 2nd time since 2019

Maine’s median home price fell in September for only the second time since 2019. Buyers closed deals on 1,582 homes in September, a 5.1% jump, compared with the 1,505 sold in September 2024, according to the Maine Association of Realtors. Meanwhile, the median sales price for a Maine home fell about 1.4% to $402,500, compared with $408,000 in September 2024. Jeff Harris, the president of the Maine Association of Realtors and a broker with Farmin…

September interest rate cut spurred uptick in home sales: REALTORS

The housing market for existing homes got slightly busier in September, with 1.5% more sales than the previous month, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Lenders attribute the increase to last month’s interest rate reduction that spurred more attractive mortgage loans. More homes were sold in the Northeast, South and West in September than in August. Sales in the Midwest fell from the previous month. Comparing Sept…

Home Sales Are Picking Up Again

Sales of previously occupied US homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. Existing home sales rose 1.5% last month from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units, the National Association of...

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Rise but still 23% below 2019, Supply at 2016 Levels. Condo Sales Near Low in the Data, Supply at Housing Bust Levels, Prices Down YoY

September marks third year in a row of sales wobbling along crushed levels.

Existing home sales rise in September as mortgage rates decline

UNITED STATES - Sales of previously occupied homes in the US increased in September, driven by declining mortgage rates that encouraged home shoppers. According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales rose 15% last month from August.

U.S. home sales accelerated in September as mortgage rates eased

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers.