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Warwick, R.I. -- May 18, 2023 – Rhode Island Realtors transacted just 524 single-family home sales in April, 30% less than April of 2022. The decline in activity was accompanied by a significant drop in the rate of year-over-year appreciation in the median price. At $425,000, last month’s median price was just 1.2% more than that of April 2022, a sign that prices are stabilizing. 

Following significant urging from the National Association of REALTORS®, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) rescinded its proposed loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) upfront fee on borrowers with debt-to-income ratios greater than 40 percent that was slated to go into effect August 1st. 

Affordability limits continued to hamper Rhode Island home sales in the first quarter. Closed transactions of single-family homes fell 32% from 12 months prior while the Q1 median sales price rose 4% year-over-year to $390,000.