福克斯新闻 美国二月份房屋销量下降

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Fewer Americans are packing up, getting ready to move. Previously-owned home sales fell nearly four percent last month, though the number of properties sold was higher than February of last year.

越来越少的美国人打包准备搬家。上月，二手房销量下降了近四个百分点，然而房屋成交量比去年二月份有所增加。

The National Association of Realtors also reports the median sales price rose almost eight percent from a year ago, driven up by demand because inventory¹ is low and new listings are being snatched up quickly.

全美房地产经纪人协会还报告，由于房屋存量减少，房产经纪快速争夺，导致需求上涨，房屋销售的中间价格比一年前增加了近八个百分点。

Mortgage rates are higher. A 30-year fixed² loan is now averaging. 4.3 percent compared to 3.7 last March.

抵押贷款利率也有所增加。30年固定贷款利率基本持平，大约为4.3%，去年三月份为3.7%。

The report covers single-family homes, condos and co-ops and townhouses and their resales dwarf³ those of new homes on the market more than nine to one.

该报告覆盖了单户住宅，各户有独立产权的公寓，合作公寓和连栋房屋。这些房屋的转卖量与新房成交量的比例超过9:1。

Dave Anthony, FOX News.

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