-- 全米不動産協会(NAR)によると、3月の住宅販売契約件数は1.5%増加し、ブルームバーグがまとめた調査で予想されていた0.5%増を大きく上回り、2月の2.5%増に続く伸びとなった。 月間販売指数は2025年3月比で1.1%低下した。 住宅販売契約件数は、北東部と南部地域では2月から増加したが、中西部と西部地域では減少した。4地域のうち3地域では前年同月比で減少し、南部地域のみ増加した。 NARのチーフエコノミスト、ローレンス・ユン氏は、「住宅ローン金利の上昇にもかかわらず、3月の契約件数は増加しており、住宅需要の蓄積を示している」と述べた。「在庫供給の増加は、この需要を住宅販売の増加につなげるのに役立つだろう。」 ユン氏は、特に若い世代の初めて住宅を購入する人は、住宅ローン金利の上昇に非常に敏感であると指摘した。「そのため、供給と新築住宅建設を増やす際には、より小型で手頃な価格の住宅に重点を置くべきだ。」 4月の中古住宅販売データは5月11日に発表される予定です。
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