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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 fall 38% in November

Housing Wire

according to data released last Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. Falling home sales and construction have hurt broader economic activity.”. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Pending home sales fell for the sixth consecutive month in November, recording a 4.0%

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Pending home sales fell 2.7% in May though demand remains strong

Housing Wire

After holding steady month over month in April , pending home sales were back down again in May, dropping 2.7%, 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. annual drop recorded in April.

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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). For those new construction units, the national median new home price is projected to drop by 5.9% Lastly, they predict that housing starts will drop by 10.4%

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February pending home sales disappoint, but maybe we’re turning a corner?

Housing Wire

Pending home sales rose for the third month in a row in February, but at 0.8%, the uptick over January was less than is typically seen in the run-up to the spring housing market. Month-over-month, contract signings increased in three U.S. regions, but declined in the West, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Inflation holds at 3.7%. Is it enough to dissuade the Fed from another rate hike?

Housing Wire

What is happening in the housing market ? If mortgage rates pass 8%, housing market activity will see a contraction, Sturtevant said. Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors , said in an emailed statement that inflation and interest rates will fall next year as rent growth slows.

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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. After posting a 2.5% compared to a year ago. in 2023 and 5.4%