This marks the fourth straight month in 2022 that this key housing market indicator has fallen, reflecting lowered sales of luxury and non-luxury properties in the United States.
"Persistent inflation has proven quite harmful to the housing market," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR, in a statement.
"The Federal Reserve has had to drastically raise interest rates to quell inflation, which has resulted in far fewer buyers and even fewer sellers," he said.is the largest trade association in the U.S., representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.The organization reported an index of 79.5 for the U.S. last month – an index level of 100 being equal to 2001 numbers.
Pending sales are a good early indicator of actual closings and have been shown to parallel final home sales over the two months following."The new normal for mortgage rates could be around 7 percent for a while," Mr. Yun said in a statement. "Only when inflation is tamed will mortgage rates retreat and boost home purchasing power for buyers," he said.
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