A fast-moving competitive market didn’t help pending home sales that came in at the second-lowest level in the past year. This video explains the headwinds facing home sales this season.
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Each monthly LegalShield Law Index tracks factors such as housing starts, foreclosure starts, and consumer confidence, compiling indices based on LegalShield’s proprietary data culled from their client base. The Law Index is divided up into sub-indices that track different sectors ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales on Slippery Slope
An overall growing economy, rising incomes, and a strong job market did little to increase the number of buyers signing on the dotted line to achieve their dream of being a homeowner. In fact, pending home sales fell to their ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Pending Home Sales Forecast Future Trends
The National Association of Realtors will release its Pending Home Sales Index at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28. The Pending Home Sales Index tracks sales of existing homes in which a contract has been signed, but the deal is ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Rebound, or Not . . .
The National Association of Realtors reported a rise in pending home sales in October, but what does that mean for the bigger picture?
Read More »Pending Home Sales: National Update
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released an update on its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—reporting the index is 3.5 percent below last year, and is now at its lowest reading since January 2015. According to the report, activity declined annually both nationally and in ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Increase: Rebound or Not?
The National Association of Realtors reported a rise in pending home sales in December, but what does that mean for the bigger picture?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will Home Prices Slow Down?
As the year comes to a close, industry experts are reflecting on the forces that have impacted the 2016 housing market. This week, new reports will reveal recent market changes and what these trends indicate for 2017.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Prevail Despite Tight Inventory
What drove the increase of pending home sales in July as they swelled to their second-highest numbers in more than a decade?
Read More »Pending Home Sales Hit Highest Level in Nearly a Year
Pending home sales returned with a vengeance in March to the highest reading since May 2015, despite inventory deficiencies and rising home prices.
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