Home Sales

Home Sales to Decline by 7% in 2023, Rebound in 2024 Says NAR Economist Lawrence Yun

By Candy's Dirt / November 15, 2022 /

Staff Report Amid the backdrop of high inflation, elevated mortgage rates, and slowing sales activity, severely limited housing inventory will prevent large home price drops for most of the country next year, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. Yun analyzed the current state of the residential real estate market and shared his 2023 outlook…

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Report: Profit Margins Dip For Sellers in First Quarter 2021

By Candy's Dirt / April 29, 2021 /

From Staff Reports American homeowners looking to cash in on the hot real estate market are making money like crazy. But, according to a report from ATTOM Data Solutions, the market is less crazy than it was in the final quarter of 2020. The winter months that make up the first quarter are usually quieter,…

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This North Texas County Had Record Home Sales to Start 2021, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / February 22, 2021 /

The home housing market in Dallas-Fort Worth recorded record home sales in 2020 and has shown no signing of slowing during the first month of 2021. In particular, Dallas County had the largest number of home sales in North Texas, moving 1,733 houses — an increase of 13.9 percent from a year earlier, according to…

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U.S. Home Sales Hit Record High, But Texas Real Estate Market to Cool in Coming Year

By Joanna England / January 25, 2021 /

The National Association of Realtors released a report showing strong growth for existing home sales in December despite economic worries and a pandemic. Total existing-home sales increased 0.7 percent from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.76 million in December, the report stated. Sales in total rose year-over-year, up 22.2 percent from 5.53…

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New Single-Family Homes Show Best Increase Since 2006

By Marlin Weso / August 31, 2020 /

The good news about the boom in new and existing home sales in Dallas just keeps rolling in. It won’t last forever, of course, but let’s enjoy it while we have it. Sales of new single-family homes increased for the third consecutive month, rising to their highest level since 2006. Between June and July, sales…

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