"This was a headwind like no other — yet we still saw activity across the country," said RE/Max (NYSE:RMAX) CEO Adam Contos, referring to the coronavirus pandemic's effect on home sales.
Home sales fell
an average of 20.2% Y/Y in April, while inventory in 53 markets sank
20.5% Y/Y, according to the company's April home sales report.
Median sale price increased 9.3% to $276K.
New York, Detroit, Miami, and San Francisco each
posted Y/Y sales declines exceeding 40%. Only Minneapolis and Billings,
MT, reported increases in home sales.
RE/Max expects that the measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 is pushing the spring selling season "back a bit."
Average days on market for homes sold in April was 46, down eight days vs. March and down seven days from April 2019's average.
Like March, April is a transition month toward
peak home sales in the summer. In a typical year, the busiest month is
often May or June, with July and August close behind.
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