Money: Existing Home Sales During February 2025

Existing Home Sales report for February 2025 was released by The National Association of Realtors® (NAR®) this morning:

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Previous Month: 4,090,000

Actual: 4,260,000

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Change from Previous Month: +4.16% (+170,000 homes)
Change from A Year Ago: -1.16% (-50,000 homes)

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Inventory: 1,240,000 homes.

(3.5 months supply | +180,000 [+16.98%] Year-on-Year.)

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The yellow-highlighted, "actual" figure above represents the preliminary, seasonally adjusted annualized sales count of existing homes, co-ops and condominiums for the indicated month. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

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Median Price: $398,400
Price Change from A Year Ago: +3.8% (+$14,600)

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From Today's Report:

"...'Home buyers are slowly entering the market,' said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. 'Mortgage rates, have not changed much, but more inventory and choices are releasing pent-up housing demand."

'On a technical note, raw sales in February were down 5.2% from last year, which was a leap year with one extra day of business,' Yun added. 'However, after adjusting for this effect, combined with the winter seasonal factors, the momentum for home sales is flashing encouraging signs.'

'Each one percentage point gain in home price translates into an approximately $350 billion increase in housing equity for American property owners,' Yun said. "That means a gain of nearly $1.3 trillion in home value appreciation at a time when the current stock market is undergoing a correction. Moreover, the ongoing housing shortage, coupled with historically low mortgage default rates, implies a solid foundation for home values.'..."