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January 27, 2025

Home sales in 2024 fell to lowest level in nearly 30 years as prices, and mortgages, soar

By ALEX VEIGA
AP Business Writer

LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in 2024 to a nearly 30-year low for the second time in as many years as elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and few properties on the market freeze prospective homebuyers out of the market.

The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing U.S. home sales totaled 4.06 million last year, a 0.7% decline from 2023. That is the weakest year for home sales since 1995, echoing the full-year results from 2023.


 
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