Economists' Outlook

Housing stats and analysis from NAR's research experts.

Realtors® Confidence Index: Cash Sales 29 Percent of Residential Sales in April

The high preponderance of all-cash sales appears to be due to a number of factors:

  • unrealistically high loan underwriting standards
  • a significant level of investor participation in the market
  • and sales of properties as second homes.

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