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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. in November.

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Despite the slight gain, pending contracts remain at historically low levels due to the highest mortgage rates in 20 years,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said in a statement.

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Pending home sales fall 5.2% in March

Housing Wire

month-over-month decrease, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. in 2024, and housing starts will fall 7.3% annual in 2024 to 1.54 annual increase in 2024, bringing existing home sales back up to 5.26

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Pending home sales rose 0.3% in June, the first increase in 3 months

Housing Wire

After dropping slightly month over month in May , pending home sales ticked back up in June, rising 0.3%, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. in 2024, according to NAR’s forecast. million in 2024.

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Pending home sales jump again in January, but don’t get too excited

Housing Wire

January’s pending home sales picked up right where they left off in 2022, posting the second consecutive month of increases, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. annual jump in 2024. year over year to $391,800 in 2024.

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Home sales will be weak in 2024 regardless of “soft landing”: Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

“In order to achieve a soft landing, economic growth will have to slow to a rate that is below trend for some time in order for the unemployment rate to rise sufficiently to cause wage growth to slow consistent with a 2% inflation target over the long term, but not so slow that the economy falls into a contraction,” the ESR group said.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

An example of this in real estate appraisal is the purchase and sale contract. When a property goes under contract, that is an excellent sign of what the buyer and seller conclude the property is worth. January 17, 2024) — Mortgage applications increased 10.4 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.14