Tag Archive: pending home sales

Pending Home Sales Rise For 3rd Straight Month

Buyers are writing contracts at a furious pace nationwide. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the Pending Home Sales Index rose 2 percent last month to reach its highest level since March.

Pending Home Sales Point To Seller’s Market This Summer

The National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index rose for the third straight month last month.

Pending Home Sales Rebound; Suggest Brighter Spring For Housing

February’s Pending Home Sales Index rebound breaks a 2-month losing streak, and reverses recent downward momentum in housing.

New Home Sales Reach 8-Month High

The 2010 housing market finished on a tear, and that momentum is carrying forward into 2011. Expect the spring season to show strongly, and for home prices to be on the rise.

Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market

The Pending Home Sales Index surged 10 percent in October as low mortgage rates and low home prices spurred buyers into action. The market looks different today, however.

Pending Home Sales Data Points To Higher Home Prices This Fall

Overall, buyers are being drawn into housing by low mortgage rates, affordable homes, and ample supply. If the August Pending Home Sales Index is foreshadowing the fall housing market, home prices appear slated to rise.

Home Sales Are Back On The Rise After A 2-Month Pullback

Just one week after reports of Existing Home Sales and New Home Sales plunging, the housing market signaled that the next few months may fare better than did May and June.

As The Pending Home Sales Index Falls, Home Buyers See Dollar Signs

June’s Pending Home Sales Index is weak by most measures, but if you’re a home buyer, the headlines aren’t so bad. Fewer home sales can push negotiation leverage to the buy-side of a transaction.

Pending Home Sales Data Shows Great Deals On Homes Are Getting Harder To Find

April marks the third straight month that pending home sales are up and today’s buyers should take note. This is because, according to the National Association of Realtors®, 80% of homes under contract close within 60 days.

Florida Mortgage Update: March Pending Home Sales Point To Stronger Spring Market

Today’s Florida home buyers should consider making offer sooner rather than later. Looking at the data, it appears the best time to have found a “deal” on a Florida home may have been in February.