Money: Existing Home Sales During AUGUST 2025

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

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Previous Month: 4,010,000

Actual: 4,000,000

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Change from Previous Month: -0.25% (-10,000 homes)
Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y): +1.78% (+70,000 homes)

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Inventory: 1,530,000 homes.

(4.6 months supply | +160,000 [+11.68%] homes Y-o-Y.)

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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: $422,600
Price Change from A Year Ago: +2.03% (+$8,400)

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From Today's Report:

"...'Home sales have been sluggish over the past few years due to elevated mortgage rates and limited inventory,' said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. "However, mortgage rates are declining and more inventory is coming to the market, which should boost sales in the coming months.'

'Record-high housing wealth and a record-high stock market will help current homeowners trade up and benefit the upper end of the market. However, sales of affordable homes are constrained by the lack of inventory,' Yun added. "The Midwest was the best-performing region last month, primarily due to relatively affordable market conditions. The median home price in the Midwest is 22% below the national median price.'..."

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