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.
由于抵押贷款利率持续上涨，上月新独栋住宅销售量下降。
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.
据美国人口调查局和住房和城市发展部于星期三发布的估计数据显示，5月份的销售额以季节调整后的年销售率为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.
这一数字比4月份修订后的698,000个住房的估计值下降了11.3％，比2023年5月的741,000套房屋的估计值下降了16.5％。
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"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.
国家住房建筑商协会主席卡尔·哈里斯在星期三的一份声明中说：“5月份持续高位的抵押贷款利率使许多潜在买家停滞不前。但是，存在着相当大的未满足需求，我们预计抵押贷款利率在未来几个月内会降低，这将吸引更多的买家进入市场。”
"However, significant unmet demand exists, and we expect mortgage rates to moderate in the coming months, which will bring more buyers into the market."
据福克斯商业新闻报道，周三30年期固定贷款利率为6.875％，与昨天相同，而15年期固定贷款利率为6.000％，也与昨天相同。同时，美联储将其关键利率维持在5.25％至5.50％之间，等待通胀率下降至2％，预计今年仅会降息一次。
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.
住房短缺推动未满足的需求。根据联邦住房数据，5月份美国新房库存为481,000套，以当前销售速度计算，为期9.3个月的新房供应。但据美国住房建筑商协会估计，新旧独栋住宅的综合库存仍然匮乏，仅供应4.4个月。
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.
新房销售中位数售价为$417,400，平均售价为$520,000，根据美国人口调查局和住房和城市发展部的数据。一年前，中位数销售价格为$421,200，平均销售价格为$495,800。在4月份，中位数销售价格为$417,900，平均销售价格为$503,700。
Housing Shortage Fuels Unmet Demand
股票走势：Redfin公司（纳斯达克）周三上涨1.02％，Re/Max Holdings（纽约交所）上涨2.24％。Anywhere Real Estate Inc.（纽约交所）上涨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.
根据联邦房屋数据，五月份美国的新房库存量为481,000套，相当于当前销售速度下9.3个月的新房供应量。但是新旧单户家庭房屋的综合库存量仍然稀缺，NAHB的估计显示，供应量为4.4个月。
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.
据美国人口调查局和住房和城市发展部的数据，五月份出售的新房的中位销售价格为$417,400，平均销售价格为$520,000。一年前，中位数销售价格为$421,200，平均销售价格为$495,800。在4月，中位数销售价格为$417,900，平均销售价格为$503,700。
In April, the median sales price was $417,900 and the average sales price was $503,700.
四月份的中位数销售价格为$417,900，平均销售价格为$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%.
价格走势：Redfin Corp（纳斯达克）周三上涨1.02％，Re/Max Holdings，Inc。（纽交所）上涨2.24％，Anywhere Real Estate Inc.（纽交所）上涨2.87％。
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