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Existing Home Sales
Released on 3/23/2009 10:00:00 AM For February, 2009
Previous Consensus Consensus Range Actual
Existing Home Sales - Level - SAAR
4.49 M; 4.50 M; 4.37 M to 4.68 M; 4.72 M
Existing Home Sales - M/M Change -5.3 % 5.1 %
Existing Home Sale - Yr/Yr Change -8.6 % -4.6 %
Highlights
Recovery for housing is the theme of February's existing home sales report that shows a 5.1 percent month-to-month gain for a year-on-year rate that is showing significant improvement at -4.6 percent. Prices even firmed, up 0.4 percent in the month to a median $165,400 for a year-on-year rate that however continues to slide, now at -14.8 percent. Supply on the market is steady on a sales-adjusted basis, at 9.7 months.
The report is upbeat saying the effects of government programs could start appearing in three to five months and could add 1 million resales in the year. It also noted surprising strength in Southern California. The report said the housing recovery may prove to be V-shaped, an outlook that today's report points to. Good news on the housing sector is rare and today's report is likely to raise demand for investment risk. Stocks moved higher in immediate reaction to the data
Existing Home Sales
Released on 3/23/2009 10:00:00 AM For February, 2009
Previous Consensus Consensus Range Actual
Existing Home Sales - Level - SAAR
4.49 M; 4.50 M; 4.37 M to 4.68 M; 4.72 M
Existing Home Sales - M/M Change -5.3 % 5.1 %
Existing Home Sale - Yr/Yr Change -8.6 % -4.6 %
Highlights
Recovery for housing is the theme of February's existing home sales report that shows a 5.1 percent month-to-month gain for a year-on-year rate that is showing significant improvement at -4.6 percent. Prices even firmed, up 0.4 percent in the month to a median $165,400 for a year-on-year rate that however continues to slide, now at -14.8 percent. Supply on the market is steady on a sales-adjusted basis, at 9.7 months.
The report is upbeat saying the effects of government programs could start appearing in three to five months and could add 1 million resales in the year. It also noted surprising strength in Southern California. The report said the housing recovery may prove to be V-shaped, an outlook that today's report points to. Good news on the housing sector is rare and today's report is likely to raise demand for investment risk. Stocks moved higher in immediate reaction to the data