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CoreLogic reports that the housing market activity came to a standstill at the close of spring.

Corelogic logoAccording to the most recent CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices in the U.S. saw a year-over-year increase of 4.7% in June 2024 compared to June 2023. Month-over-month, there was a 0.3% growth in home prices in June 2024 compared to May 2024. This marks the 149th consecutive month of year-over-year home price gains, although the rate of growth is slowing down.

“Housing market activity essentially froze at the end of the spring homebuying season as high mortgage rates continued to compress affordability and dissuade potential homebuyers. The 0.3% gain in prices from the month before was less than half the increase seen between May and June prior to the pandemic, when the gains averaged 0.8%. In addition, cooling home prices continued to spread across more markets, and nine states reported a monthly decline, up from three states last month. The April surge in mortgage rates notably weighed on consumer sentiment, and consumers increasingly chose to respond to the anticipation of a lower mortgage rate environment later this year.” – Dr. Selma Hepp, chief economist for CoreLogic.

Read the full report at CoreLogic.

 

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