Essex County Housing Report 11/15/2024

Essex County Housing Report 11/15/2024

 

30 Year Mortgage Rates are 7.05% per Mortgage News Daily.


Housing Inventory is still very low: 
Single Family 1.8 months, Condos 1.7 months. A balanced

market is 6 months of inventory.

Inflation running hotter than expected which impacts Future Federal Reserve Rate Cuts:

October 2024 Consumer Price Index Report (CPI), 11-13-2024:
12 month CPI inflation rose 2.6% and Core Inflation (all items less food and energy) rose 3.3%. The Federal Reserve’s target is 2%. October 2024 Monthly CPI rose +0.2% and Monthly Core Inflation rose +0.3%.

Single Family & Condo Median Prices and Units Sold Rose Month over Month and Year over Year as Inventory remained very low.