(Maumee, OH – December 13, 2023) – Low inventory, elevated sales prices, and decades-high interest rates continue to weigh on the housing market, causing sales of existing homes to fall to their slowest pace since August 2010.
According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), U.S. existing-home sales declined 4.1% month-over-month and 14.6% year-over-year as of last measure, as prospective buyers, faced with rising homeownership costs, wait for mortgage rates, and home prices, to drop.
In November, New Listings decreased 12.7 percent for Single Family homes but increased 33.0 percent for Condo-Villa homes.
Pending Sales decreased 3.7 percent for Single Family homes but increased 6.3 percent for CondoVilla homes. Inventory decreased 13.0 percent for Single Family homes but increased 21.7 percent for Condo-Villa homes.
Median Sales Price increased 12.3 percent to $178,500 for Single Family homes and 17.3 percent to $225,000 for Condo-Villa homes.
Days on Market decreased 4.9 percent for Single Family homes but increased 29.5 percent for Condo-Villa homes.
Months Supply of Inventory remained flat for Single Family homes and for Condo-Villa properties.
Inventory remains at historically low levels nationwide, with only 1.15 million homes for sale heading into November, a 5.7% decline compared to the same time last year, for a 3.6 months’ supply at the current sales pace.
The shortage of available properties for sale has kept pressure on home prices, which have continued to climb despite the slowdown in sales.
According to NAR, the U.S. median existing-home sales price increased 3.4% from a year ago to $391,800, an all-time high for the month, with annual price gains reported in all four regions of the country.
For general Northwest Ohio REALTORS® news, images, and real-time information, follow Northwest Ohio REALTORS® on: Facebook (@NorthwestOhioRealtors), Instagram (@NWORealtor), and LinkedIn (@NorthwestOhioRealtors).