{"id":6053,"date":"2022-05-10T07:32:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/home-prices-surge-as-housing-inventory-remains-sparse\/6053\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T02:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T07:32:50","slug":"home-prices-surge-as-housing-inventory-remains-sparse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/home-prices-surge-as-housing-inventory-remains-sparse\/6053\/","title":{"rendered":"Home prices surge as housing inventory remains sparse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ALBANY, N. Y., April 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Median sales prices rose once again in the Empire State in March while the number of homes available for sale has reached critically low levels,according to the housing report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS\u00ae.<\/p>\n

Inventory of homes for sale across New York State fell 22.6 percent from 39,707 homes available in March 2021 to just 30,724 units last month. Months\u2019 supply of inventory declined 25 percent from 3.2 months of inventory in March 2021 to just 2.4 months in March 2022. A 6-month to 6.5-month supply is considered to be a balanced market.<\/p>\n

Median sales prices continued to rise, reaching $410,000 in March 2022 compared to $362,315 in March 2021. This represents a 13.2 percent increase. Median sales prices have now increased for 23 consecutive months in year-over-year comparisons.<\/p>\n

New listings were down 4.7 percent in March \u2013 from 17,783 in 2021 to 16,951 new listings in 2022. Closed sales also fell from 11,412 in March 2021 to only 10,350 last month. Pending sales however, increased slightly, inching up 3.1 percent in March \u2013 from 13,507 homes in 2021 to 13,919 units in 2022.<\/p>\n

Mortgage interest rates jumped over a quarter of a point in March. According to Freddie Mac, the monthly average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose from 3.76 percent in February 2022 to 4.17 percent in March 2022. This is the first-time interest rates have averaged over four percent since May 2019.<\/p>\n

Additional data is available at http:\/\/www.nysar.com\/industry-resources\/market-data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: All data is compiled from multiple listing services in the state of New York and the data include townhomes, condominiums and existing single-family homes. <\/em><\/p>\n

The New York State Association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/sup> is a not-for-profit trade organization representing more than 60,000 of New York State\u2019s real estate professionals. The term REALTOR\u00ae<\/sup> is a registered trademark, which identifies real estate professionals who subscribe to a strict code of ethics as members of the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/sup>. These REALTORS\u00ae<\/sup> are also members of the New York State Association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/sup> as well as their local board or association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Scott Morlock
Director of Communications
518-463-0300 x208 office
smorlock@nysar.com<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/NewsRoom\/AttachmentNg\/862d351f-6ca1-4847-b1d5-7b9961c35ae2<\/a><\/p>\n

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