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 [...]

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 [...]

Was The Pending Home Sales Report Really That Bad? It Depends Who You Ask — Buyer Or Seller.

On the surface, May’s Pending Home Sales Index looks terrible for housing. And, if you’re a seller, it just might be. But, if you’re a buyer, the story reads differently. Just consider the market conditions. [...]

March Pending Home Sales Point To Stronger Spring Market

Today’s 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 home may have been in [...]

Pending Home Sales Soar In February, As Expected. Buyers Are Everywhere.

As expected, the Pending Home Sales shot higher in February, boosted by the federal home buyer tax credit’s April 30 [...]

Pending Home Sales Drag In January, But Should Rebound For Spring

Fewer homes went under contract in January as the housing market continues to limp through the winter months. According to the National Association of Realtors®, the Pending Home Sales Index fell to its lowest level in 3 quarters this January. By contrast, in October 2009, the index had touched a 3-year [...]

Pending Home Sales Predicts A Stronger Spring Market

A Pending Home Sale is a home that is under contract to sell, but not yet sold. It’s a figure compiled by an industry group using sales data from over 100 regional listing services and more than 60 large brokerages around the [...]

Home Buyers Get A Green Light : Pending Home Sales Plunge In November

Just one month after touching a 3-year high, the National Association of Realtors® Pending Home Sales index plunged in November. A “pending” home sale is a home that is under contract to sell, but has yet to close. The 16 percent drop marks the first retreat in Pending Home Sales since January of last year. [...]