-- Redfin周一发布的一项调查显示,3月份美国房屋卖家数量接近买家数量,这一比例接近历史最高水平。 据这家在线房地产经纪公司称,上个月房屋卖家数量比买家数量高出约43%,而去年12月的差距略高于45%,创历史新高。3月份的差距比去年同期的28%有所上升。 Redfin的数据显示,3月份市场上的购房者数量约为139万,与上月相比变化不大,但同比下降了10%。卖家数量环比和同比均略有下降,接近200万。 Redfin的报告指出:“房屋卖家之所以减少挂牌出售,部分原因是买家需求疲软。一些卖家在房屋长期无人问津后选择撤回挂牌,而另一些卖家则在看到附近房屋以低于要价的价格售出后,干脆放弃挂牌出售。” 据Redfin追踪的美国49个都市区中,3月份有38个是买方市场,而去年同期为29个。 Redfin表示,迈阿密、纳什维尔、德克萨斯州奥斯汀、圣安东尼奥和拉斯维加斯的卖家数量是买家的两倍多。 Redfin高级房地产经纪人芭芭拉·库珀表示:“高额的房产税、不断上涨的保险费用以及对就业保障的担忧,使得购房者非常挑剔。市场上的买家想要的是各方面都符合要求的拎包入住的房子,而且由于我们有大量的房源,他们可以耐心等待而不妥协。” Redfin周四表示,由于中东冲突和高昂的成本抑制了需求,美国待售房屋数量出现了近一年来的最大降幅。 全美住宅建筑商协会和富国银行周三表示,受经济不确定性以及建筑材料成本和利率上涨的影响,美国房屋建筑商信心本月跌至去年9月以来的最低水平。
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