The National Association of Realtors® reported that March’s existing-home sales took a significant drop of 8.5%, bringing the annual rate to 5.27 million. But despite this decrease due to the Coronavirus pandemic, sales are still up 0.8% from March 2019’s rate of 5.23 million, making it the ninth consecutive month for year-over-year increases.
Although the existing-home sales have decreased significantly for March, the median existing-home price is up 8.0% to $280,000 from March 2019 median price of $259,700. The National Association of Realtors® states that “March’s national price increase marks 97 straight months of year-over-year gains.
For more information on Existing-Home Sales for March 2020: Read the Original Article Here: Home Sales Increase year-Over-Year Despite Expected Monthly March Decline Due to Impact of COVID=19
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