Housing Prices Hit Record Highs, Up 23% As Buyers Struggle

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House prices are at their highest point ever as the housing market continues to boom, leaving some buyers struggling to afford a home, according to a real estate group.

The median existing-home price topped $350,000 for the first time in May, a 23.6% increase from a year earlier, according to a Tuesday report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). While existing-home sales fell 0.9% from April to May, prices continued to increase as supply struggled to meet demand.

A combination of home buyers leaving cities, low interest rates, and constrained housing supply has caused prices to skyrocket, according to a report from Redfin. While the market has benefited sellers, some buyers have been priced out, the The Wall Street Journal reported.

“Affordability appears to be now squeezing away some buyers,” Lawrence Yun, an economist for the NAR, told The Wall Street Journal. “There are so many people who have been outbid, frustrated they are unable to buy.”

The high prices are likely to hit first-time buyers the hardest, as they lack home equity and have difficulty saving due to high rents, according to MarketWatch.- READ MORE

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