Housing Statistics
May 2025
U.S. existing-home sales dipped 0.5% month-over-month and 2.0% yearover-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.00 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Sales increased in the Midwest, decreased in the West and Northeast, and were unchanged in the South. Year-over-year, sales were down in every region except the Northeast.
April 2025
U.S. existing-home sales decreased 5.9% month-over-month and 2.4%
year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million units,
according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as
affordability challenges and economic uncertainty weigh on market activity. Sales were down month-over-month in all four regions, with the West experiencing the largest decline, at 9.4%.
March 2025
U.S. existing-home sales rebounded from the previous month, rising 4.2%
to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million units, according to the
National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Economists polled by Reuters
had forecast sales would fall to a rate of 3.95 million for the month.
Purchase activity increased in the South and the West but decreased in the Northeast, while sales in the Midwest remained unchanged from one month earlier.
