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儘管抵押貸款利率上升,3月份待售房屋銷售仍有所成長。

-- 美國全國房地產經紀人協會(NAR)週二公佈的數據顯示,儘管抵押貸款利率上升,但上月美國待售房屋數量仍超出預期。 基於房屋合約簽署情況的前瞻性指標顯示,3月房屋銷售較上季成長1.5%。彭博社彙整的一項調查顯示,分析師先前預期增幅為0.5%。 NAR首席經濟學家勞倫斯·雲表示:“儘管抵押貸款利率上升,但3月份的合約簽署量仍然上升,這表明住房需求被壓抑。增加庫存供應將有助於將這種需求轉化為更多的房屋銷售。” 房地美數據顯示,截至4月16日當週,30年期固定房貸的平均利率為6.3%,低於兩週前創下的近七個月高點。 雲端表示:“首次購房者,尤其是年輕購房者,對抵押貸款利率的需求最為敏感。因此,增加房屋供應和新建房屋應重點關注面積較小、價格更實惠的房屋。” 從環比來看,東北部和南部地區的待售房屋數量有所增加,而中西部和西部地區的待售房屋數量則有所下降。 週一,Redfin表示,3月美國房屋賣家數量比買家數量高出約43%,接近歷史最高水準。

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