Sales Of Existing Homes Slip As Inventories Tighten

Sales Of Existing Homes Slip As Inventories Tighten | WMRA window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: 'your app id', status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); Jump to Navigation Listen LiveOn Air Now:Listen LiveOn Air Now:Support Now! WMRAPart of the NPR digital networkWEMC HomeProgramsVirginia InsightThe SparkRadiolabThe Acoustic CaféBlues ValleyDick's Friday ClassicsBob's Record ShelfAir PlayCivic SoapboxMostly Mennonite, Mostly AcapellaJan's JamboreeMel Lee's SongbagEventsSubmit an EventWMRA/WEMC Art SpaceAcoustic Cafe' Folk CalendarNewsWeatherForecasts Search form Search Now Playing Loading streams... Connect with Us Find us on Facebook Podcasts & RSS Feeds All ContentcloseNews podcastsUse iTunesUse a different playerRSS View all podcasts & RSS feeds Donate Your Car The Two-Way 10:19amMon April 22, 2013 Sales Of Existing Homes Slip As Inventories Tighten Share Tweet E-mailComments Print By Mark MemmottEnlarge imageCredit Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesA sale-pending sign is posted in front of a home last month in San Anselmo, Calif.

There was a 0.6 percent dip in sales of existing homes in March from February, the National Association of Realtors reports, because the supply of homes for sale has tightened as the number of would-be buyers is on the rise.

Its data suggest that sales ran at a 4.92 million annual rate, down from a 4.95 million pace the month before.

According to a statement from NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun, "buyer traffic is 25 percent above a year ago when we were already seeing notable gains in shopping activity." But, he adds, "in the same timeframe housing inventories have trended much lower, which is continuing to pressure home prices."

David Sloan, an economist at 4Cast Inc., tells Bloomberg News that "housing will remain a positive for the economy, but there should be some slowing in the next few months. The slowing is temporary. There is a shortage of supply. The housing market will revive."

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