April 2024 saw a decline in the U.S. housing market as existing-home sales moved away from a one-year peak, declining 4.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 4.19 million. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has claimed that this decline is the result of rising home prices and interest rates, which have put off some prospective purchasers. A 4.8% increase from the previous month, the median price of existing homes hit $393,500, while the average 30-year mortgage rate has risen beyond 7%.

When it comes to property types, single-family homes and condominiums have very different market dynamics. The number of new listings increased by an astounding 36.6% for condos and 3.7% for single-family houses. But pending sales of condominiums fell by 31.2%, while single-family house pending sales rose by 5.8%. For single-family homes, the median sales price increased sharply by 16.9% to $1,300,000 and for condos, by 8.4% to $962,500. The inventory changes also showed a mixed picture, with single-family home values rising by 1.8% and condominium values rising by a significant 141.0%.

The warmer springtime weather has enticed more sellers to enter the market, despite the obstacles presented by rising prices and loan rates; as a result, overall inventory has increased by 4.7% month over month and 14.4% year over year. As a result, at the present rate of sales, there was 3.2 months’ supply. Nationwide, sales of real estate are happening quickly; the average time a home spends on the market is now 33 days, as opposed to 38 days the previous month. This pattern highlights a continuous demand that surpasses supply, maintaining market competitiveness as the spring purchasing season approaches.