New Home Sales Dip In May As High Mortgage Rates Keep Buyers 'On The Sidelines'
New Home Sales Dip In May As High Mortgage Rates Keep Buyers 'On The Sidelines'
Sales of new single‐family homes declined last month as mortgage rates continued to remain elevated.
由於抵押貸款利率持續上漲，上月新獨棟住宅銷售量下降。
May sales came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 619,000 homes, according to estimates released jointly on Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
據美國人口調查局和住房和城市發展部於星期三發佈的估計數據顯示，5月份的銷售額以季節調整後的年銷售率爲619,000套房屋。
That figure is 11.3% below the revised estimate of 698,000 houses for April and 16.5% below the May 2023 estimate of 741,000 homes.
這一數字比4月份修訂後的698,000個住房的估計值下降了11.3％，比2023年5月的741,000套房屋的估計值下降了16.5％。
Also Read: Home Listings Surge, Indicating A Healthier Housing Market
另請參閱：房屋上市激增，表明房屋市場更健康。
"Persistently high mortgage rates in May kept many prospective buyers on the sidelines," National Association of Home Builders Chairman Carl Harris said in a statement on Wednesday.
國家住房建築商協會主席卡爾·哈里斯在星期三的一份聲明中說：“5月份持續高位的抵押貸款利率使許多潛在買家停滯不前。但是，存在着相當大的未滿足需求，我們預計抵押貸款利率在未來幾個月內會降低，這將吸引更多的買家進入市場。”
"However, significant unmet demand exists, and we expect mortgage rates to moderate in the coming months, which will bring more buyers into the market."
據福克斯商業新聞報道，週三30年期固定貸款利率爲6.875％，與昨天相同，而15年期固定貸款利率爲6.000％，也與昨天相同。同時，聯儲局將其關鍵利率維持在5.25％至5.50％之間，等待通脹率下降至2％，預計今年僅會降息一次。
The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.875% on Wednesday, which is unchanged from yesterday, Fox Business reported. Meanwhile, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.000%, which is also unchanged from yesterday.
住房短缺推動未滿足的需求。根據聯邦住房數據，5月份美國新房庫存爲481,000套，以當前銷售速度計算，爲期9.3個月的新房供應。但據美國住房建築商協會估計，新舊獨棟住宅的綜合庫存仍然匱乏，僅供應4.4個月。
The Federal Reserve has kept its key interest rate between 5.25% and 5.50% as it waits for the rate of inflation to fall to 2% and expects to cut rates only once this year.
新房銷售中位數售價爲$417,400，平均售價爲$520,000，根據美國人口調查局和住房和城市發展部的數據。一年前，中位數銷售價格爲$421,200，平均銷售價格爲$495,800。在4月份，中位數銷售價格爲$417,900，平均銷售價格爲$503,700。
Housing Shortage Fuels Unmet Demand
股票走勢：Redfin公司（納斯達克）週三上漲1.02％，Re/Max Holdings（紐約交所）上漲2.24％。Anywhere Real Estate Inc.（紐約交所）上漲2.87％。
New home inventory in the U.S. stood at 481,000 homes in May, representing a 9.3-month supply of new homes at the current sales rate, according to the federal housing data. But the combined inventory for new and existing single-family homes remains lean at a 4.4 months' supply, NAHB estimates showed.
根據聯邦房屋數據，五月份美國的新房庫存量爲481,000套，相當於當前銷售速度下9.3個月的新房供應量。但是新舊單戶家庭房屋的綜合庫存量仍然稀缺，NAHB的估計顯示，供應量爲4.4個月。
The median sales price of new houses sold in May was $417,400, while the average sales price was $520,000, according to data from the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. A year ago, the median sales price was $421,200, while the average sales price came in at $495,800.
據美國人口調查局和住房和城市發展部的數據，五月份出售的新房的中位銷售價格爲$417,400，平均銷售價格爲$520,000。一年前，中位數銷售價格爲$421,200，平均銷售價格爲$495,800。在4月，中位數銷售價格爲$417,900，平均銷售價格爲$503,700。
In April, the median sales price was $417,900 and the average sales price was $503,700.
四月份的中位數銷售價格爲$417,900，平均銷售價格爲$503,700。
Price action: Redfin Corp (NASDAQ:RDFN) gained 1.02% on Wednesday, while Re/Max Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RMAX) jumped 2.24%. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS) improved 2.87%.
價格走勢：Redfin Corp（納斯達克）週三上漲1.02％，Re/Max Holdings，Inc。（紐交所）上漲2.24％，Anywhere Real Estate Inc.（紐交所）上漲2.87％。
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