Existing home sales in May fell 0.7% compared to the same month last year. Measured monthly, sales were up slightly, 0.8%, from the month before — but that marks an increase from the slowest ...

Sales of existing homes rose slightly in May but held near historically low levels, the latest sign that buyers are staying away because of high home prices. U.S. existing-home sales rose 0.8% in ...

Home sales climbed 0.8% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.03 million units, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast home ...

New home sales, which are counted at the signing of a contract, are volatile on a month-to-month basis and subject to big revisions. They decreased 6.3% on a year-on-year basis in May.

The 4 million pace set for sales last month was below the 4.06 million mark achieved in 2024, which was the worst year since 1995. And things are getting worse: home contract signings fell 6.3% in ...

U.S. existing-home sales fell slightly by 0.5% in April from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million, the slowest sales pace for any April since 2009, the National ...

Home Builders Research reported 850 new home closings in April 2025, an 11 percent decrease from April 2024. The 2025 total of 3,446 is also 11 percent lower than 2024 thus far, Smith said.

New home sales, which are counted at the signing of a contract, are volatile on a month-to-month basis and subject to big revisions. They advanced 3.3% on a year-on-year basis in April.

Home sales remain at just 75% of pre-pandemic activity, says Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, despite the U.S. adding millions of jobs.

Existing-home sales slid 0.5% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million. The median existing-home sales price rose 1.8% from April 2024 to $414,000, an all-time high for the month ...

U.S. existing home sales fell more than expected in March, weighed down by higher borrowing costs, and further weakness is likely as growing concerns of an economic slowdown because of tariffs sap ...

The two of you can shelter up to $500,000 of home sales profits from capital gains taxes. Capital gains also can be reduced if you have capital losses — in other words, if you’ve sold stocks ...