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3月の米国中古住宅販売件数は予想以上に減少

-- 米国の既存住宅販売件数は、3月に季節調整済み年率換算で398万戸となり、2月の413万戸から3.6%減少した。ブルームバーグが東部時間午前7時30分時点でまとめた調査では、減少幅は405万戸と予想されていたが、この数字は予想を下回った。全米不動産協会(NAR)が月曜日に発表したデータによると、販売件数は前年同月比で1%減少した。 NARのチーフエコノミスト、ローレンス・ユン氏は「3月の住宅販売は依然として低迷しており、前年の水準を下回っている。消費者信頼感の低下と雇用成長の鈍化が、引き続き買い手の購買意欲を抑制している」と述べた。 一戸建て住宅の販売件数は3.5%減、マンションの販売件数は5.4%減となった。 販売件数は、前月比で全4地域すべてで減少した。前年同月比では、中西部と北東部で減少したが、南部と西部では増加した。 住宅が市場に出回っていた期間の中央値は41日で、2月の47日から短縮されたものの、前年同月の36日からは増加しました。 販売中の住宅在庫は、2月の132万戸から3月には136万戸に増加しましたが、前年同月の133万戸からは2.3%の増加にとどまりました。 販売中の住宅在庫月数は、2月の3.8ヶ月から4.1ヶ月に増加し、前年同月の4.0ヶ月からも増加しました。 住宅価格の中央値は、39万8000ドルから40万8800ドルに上昇し、前年同月の40万3100ドルから1.4%上昇しました。これは3月としては過去最高値です。 全米不動産業者協会(NAR)は、2026年の既存住宅販売成長率予測を、従来の14%から4%に大幅に下方修正しました。 「住宅ローン金利の上昇に伴い、今年の住宅販売見通しを下方修正しました」とユン氏は述べた。「販売成長率は鈍化するものの、在庫増加が最小限に抑えられているため、住宅価格は着実に上昇を続けています。」 全米不動産協会(NAR)が発表する月次中古住宅販売レポートは、決済時点における一戸建て住宅および集合住宅の転売販売件数、販売可能な中古住宅数、および販売価格の中央値を示しています。好調な数値は、住宅ローン会社や関連消費財企業にとってプラス材料となります。

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