(increasing mortgage rates) “…may have taken some of the steam out of the market.”
After hitting a 3.5 year record high, home sales took a dip of 1.2% in sales to an annual rate of 5.08 million home sales in June. According to Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors, increasing mortgage rates “may have taken some of the steam out of the market.”
Nonetheless, there is still a lot of demand in most US cities. The problem lies in the most expensive regions: Hawaii, California, and the New York City metro area:
“We’re still dealing with a large pent-up demand,” he said. “However, higher mortgage interest rates will bite into high-cost regions of California, Hawaii and the New York City metro area market,” says Yun.
Foreclosures and short sales have taken a back seat in the market, accounting for 15% of existing home sales. With these distressed sales clearing the market, home sellers can expect a greater return on their properties as the median home price has increased 13.5% since June, 2012 – a consecutive gain in median home prices for 16 months!
If you are thinking of selling, there is a lot of demand for what buyers consider “good” homes and the conditions (demand) is continually improving, aside from the interest rate increase. But seriously, were we thinking that they’d actually stay that insanely low forever? Seriously?
Source: Money.CNN.com
http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/22/real_estate/home-sales/index.html?section=money_realestate&
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