U.S. home sales are through the roof, according September numbers presented by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Sales of existing homes spiked 9.4% in September to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.54 million, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth in the housing market across all four major regions classified by the NAR.
Home-buying is also exceeding pre-pandemic levels, as September’s sales were up 20.9% over the same month in 2019.
“Home sales traditionally taper off toward the end of the year, but in September they surged beyond what we normally see during this season,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, in a press release. “I would attribute this jump to record-low interest rates and an abundance of buyers in the marketplace, including buyers of vacation homes given the greater flexibility to work from home.”
Median home prices increased in every region as well, with September’s median price at $311,800, as compared to $271,500 in Sept. 2019.