US Home Prices Tick Down in April Amid Persistently High Mortgage Rates

Rates could go even higher following Moody’s downgrading of the United States’ credit rating.
US Home Prices Tick Down in April Amid Persistently High Mortgage Rates
A sign in front of a home for sale in San Francisco on May 11, 2023. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Home prices fell by 0.1 percent month over month in April across the United States as buyers hesitated to purchase properties, real estate brokerage Redfin said in a May 20 statement.

The 0.1 percent decline was the first monthly fall in home prices since September 2022. Redfin senior economist Sheharyar Bokhari attributed the relatively flat month-over-month home prices to lower demand and more properties on the market.