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RE/MAX Study Finds Home Sales Drop 11.6 Percent YOY in September

Oct 16, 2018
Home prices during September increased nationally by 3.5 percent from one year earlier and were also up by 0.4 percent from August

The RE/MAX National Housing Report for September 2018 showed the trends of fewer closings and stabilizing inventory continued through September, punctuated by a surprisingly big 11.6 percent year-over-year drop in home sales. At the same time, the RE/MAX National Housing Report for September 2018 posted a Median Sales Price of $241,000 that marked the 30th consecutive month of year-over-year price increases.
 
The decline in home sales year-over-year was the largest since May of 2011, as September became the seventh month of 2018 to record lower sales than 2017. Even so, year-to-date 2018 home sales resemble 2017’s.
 
“The big drop in September closings catches your attention. The market is clearly rebalancing as buyers and sellers continue to process the increasing interest rate environment and what that means to them,” said RE/MAX Chief Executive Officer Adam Contos. “The slower drop in inventory–a visible trend for nearly half a year–further illustrates the ongoing shift toward market equilibrium, and that’s healthy in the long-term.”
 
Active inventory dropped for the 119th consecutive month, the decline of 4.7 percent from September 2017 was the smallest year-over-year decrease since August 2014. In addition, the September year-over-year inventory drop was the fifth consecutive month in 2018 to post single-digit percent declines rather than the double-digit monthly drops consistently seen over the previous three years.
The RE/MAX National Housing Report for September 2018 showed the trends of fewer closings and stabilizing inventory continued through September

 
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