The overall market slowed to an 11.8 - million -
unit annual pace, which is the first sub-12-million number we've seen since August.
When 2011 ended on a strong note (sales running at a 13.5 - million -
unit annual pace that December), the hope for 2012 was that the full - year total might reach the upper 13 - million - unit range.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile,
unit labor costs, a key gauge of inflationary pressure, declined at a 0.6 %
annual pace last quarter.
The industry also appears on its way to a stronger - than - expected August, with the seasonally adjusted
annual sales rate
pacing at 14.6 million
units ahead of some auto makers reporting results.
While at the beginning of the year many dealer were hopeful that sales would rebound at a
pace similar to the declined experienced at the end of 2008 (a V shaped recovery), the overwhelming consensus now is the recovery will be a slow climb out where we don't anticipate
annual sales to exceed 14 million
units for another three to five years.
The report shows that energy intensity — the ratio of energy used per
unit of GDP — fell at an accelerating
pace of 2.8 % in 2015, improving the average
annual decline in energy intensity to 2.2 % for the period 2010 - 2015, but still lagging behind the 2.6 % yearly decline needed to meet the SDG7 target by 2030.
Record
pace eases Existing single - family home sales slipped 4.6 percent from October to a 6.06 - million -
unit pace in November, but sales remain on track to set an
annual record.
Total existing - home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 0.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.92 million in January from a downwardly revised 4.90 million in December, and are 9.1 percent above the 4.51 million -
unit pace in January 2012.
The
pace of existing single - family home sales continued its comeback in late fall, with November sales reaching an
annual rate of 5.21 million
units, up 0.6 percent from a 5.18 - million -
unit pace * in October.
Existing condominium and co-op sales increased 3.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 610,000
units in June from 590,000 in May, and are 1.7 percent above the 600,000
unit pace a year ago.
Sales of single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops were down 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 6.6 million
units in December, from a
pace of 7 million * in November.
Total existing - home sales, which include single - family houses, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, eased in April by 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 6.76 million
units from a
pace of 6.9 million * in March.
Total existing - home sales — including single - family houses, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops — eased 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 6.97 million
units in November from a
pace of 7.09 million in October.
Total existing - home sales, which include single - family houses, town homes, condominiums, and co-ops, dipped by 1.9 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 6.18 million
units from a
pace of 6.30 million in August.
Existing condominium and co-op sales fell 8.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 570,000 in May from 620,000 in April, and are 14.7 percent below the 668,000 -
unit pace in May 2010.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun released NAR's September 2012 existing - home sales figures on Friday last week, and they're down 1.7 percent from August figures, to an
annual sales
pace of 4.75 million
units.
Existing condominium and co-op sales increased 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 650,000 in March from 640,000 in February, but are 4.1 percent below the 678,000 -
unit pace one year ago.
Total existing - home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, declined 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.92 million in March from a downwardly revised 4.95 million in February, but remain 10.3 percent higher than the 4.46 million -
unit pace in March 2012.
Existing condominium and co-op sales increased 5.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 610,000
units in September from 580,000 in August, and are unchanged from the 610,000
unit pace a year ago.
Existing single - family home sales surged 16.2 percent in January, reaching an unprecedented seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 6.04 million
units, up from a
pace of 5.20 * million
units in December.
Total existing - home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 4.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 5.18 million in May from 4.97 million in April, and is 12.9 percent above the 4.59 million -
unit pace in May 2012.
Total existing - home sales, which are completed transactions that include single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, dropped 4.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.90 million in November from 5.12 million in October, and are 1.2 percent below the 4.96 million -
unit pace in November 2012.
NAR's latest quarterly survey of total existing - home sales showed the volume at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.65 million
units during the second quarter, which was only 1.1 percent below the record
pace of 4.70 million
units during the second quarter of 1996.
Single - family home sales increased 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.38 million in October from 4.31 million in September, and are 13.8 percent higher than the 3.85 million -
unit pace one year ago.
Annual sales set record Existing single - family home sales surged in 2004 to well above the record set in 2003, despite a decline in December from November's record 6.92 million
unit *
pace.
Total existing - home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, slipped 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.59 million in March from 4.60 million in February, and are 7.5 percent below the 4.96 million -
unit pace in March 2013.
Total existing - home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single - family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 4.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.57 million in January from a downwardly revised 4.38 million -
unit pace in December and are 0.7 percent above a spike to 4.54 million in January 2011.
Single - family home sales rose 3.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.05 million in January from 3.90 million in December, and are 2.3 percent above the 3.96 million -
unit pace a year ago.
Today's report on housing starts for April from the Census Bureau and HUD shows a fall back from the revised March
annual pace of 1.0 million
units to 853 thousand.
Sales of single - family homes, town homes, condominiums, and co-ops were down 2.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 6.56 million
units in January, from an upwardly revised
pace of 6.75 million * in December.
A 15 percent gain brought the
pace of new housing construction to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 872,000
units, while an 11.6 percent gain brought the
pace of permit issuance to 894,000
units.
Sales of newly built, single - family homes declined 7.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 328,000
units in March from an upwardly revised, robust
pace of 353,000
units in February, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Commerce Department.
Existing - home sales fell a steep 27.2 percent in July to an
annual sales
pace of 3.83 million
units from 5.26 million
units in the previous month.
Permit issuance, which can be an indicator of future building activity, rose 1.9 percent on the single - family side to a seasonally adjusted,
annual pace of 584,000
units and rose 1.5 percent on the multifamily side to a 341,000 -
unit pace in January.
Existing condominium and co-op sales fell 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 500,000 in May from 530,000 in April, but are 4.2 percent higher than the 480,000 -
unit pace one year ago.
Single - family home sales declined 2.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 3.97 million in March from 4.07 million in February, but are 5.9 percent above the 3.75 million -
unit pace a year ago.
Single - family home sales slipped 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.36 million in February from an upwardly revised 4.37 million in January, but are 8.7 percent above the 4.01 million -
unit pace in February 2012.
However, strong gains in new permitting activity for both single - family and multifamily homes drove the combined permitting number for May up 7.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 780,000
units — the strongest
pace since September of 2008.
Single - family home sales rose 1.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.22 million in October from 4.14 million in September, and are 9.6 percent above the 3.85 million -
unit pace in October 2011.
Following a substantial gain in July, the
pace of new - home sales held virtually unchanged at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 373,000
units in August, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
At 535,000
units, single - family housing production hit its fastest seasonally adjusted
annual pace in more than two years this August.
That means the seasonally adjusted
annual rate of existing - home sales, which was back up to a record
pace of 4.8 million
units in May, is headed for another banner year.
Sales of existing single - family homes continued to defy the slowing economy as they moved upward 2.9 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 5.37 million
units from a 5.22 - million -
unit *
pace in April.
Single - family home sales rose 3.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.09 million in April from 3.97 million in March, and are 9.9 percent higher than the 3.72 million -
unit pace a year ago.
Sales of existing single - family homes remained virtually level in June at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 5.33 million
units, a dip of 0.6 percent from a 5.36 - million -
unit *
pace in May.
Total state existing - home sales, including single - family and condo, rose 9.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 5.61 million in the second quarter from 5.14 million in the first quarter, and were 17.3 percent above the 4.78 million -
unit pace in the second quarter of 2009.
Existing condominium and co-op sales rose 6.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 650,000
units in June from 610,000
units in May, up 8.3 percent from June 2014 (600,000
units) and the highest
pace since May 2007 (680,000
units).
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday sales slipped 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 373,000 -
unit annual rate, but the decrease was from an upwardly revised 374,000 -
unit July
pace that was the fastest since April 2010.
Sales of newly built, single - family homes surged 8.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted,
annual rate of 497,000
units in June, their fastest
pace in the last five years, according to data released today by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Existing condominium and co-op sales remained unchanged in July from June at an
annual rate of 600,000
units, and are 4.8 percent below the 630,000
unit pace a year ago.