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Pending home sales pick up in February: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Ongoing job gains are clearly increasing demand along with more inventory.” from January to February due to steadily growing inventory. Overall, active inventory grew 14.8% higher than one year ago. higher than one year ago.

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Pending Home Sales Up for Fourth Consecutive Month

Appraisal Buzz

Despite higher mortgage rates in November and persistent affordability challengers, buyers took advantage of more inventory as pending home sales reached the highest level in nearly two years, said First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi. A PHSI reading of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. in November.

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Pending home sales tank in July, but the slump is likely short lived

Housing Wire

Anything above 100 is considered to have a higher level of activity relative to 2001. “The positive impact of job growth and higher inventory could not overcome affordability challenges and some degree of wait-and-see related to the upcoming U.S. The index fell by 5.5% month over month to 70.2. presidential election.”

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

Rates last month surged to 7.23%—the highest since 2001 – sending the typical homebuyer’s monthly payment up significantly from last year. A lot of sellers are also willing to let buyers slip away because they don’t want to concede to repair requests,” Morre said. That rate is up from 14.3% The median U.S. million in August, falling 1.1%

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Pending Home Sales Climb to Highest Level Since March

Appraisal Buzz

The amount of contract activity in 2001 is represented by an index of 100. Jones explained that pending home sales, also known as contract signings, measure the first official stage of a home sale transaction—when a buyer and seller have reached an agreement on terms and price. September saw a 7.4% the highest level since March (78.3).

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Pending home sales shock 2021 housing crash bears

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.” “This solid buying is a testament to demand still being relatively high, as it is occurring during a time when inventory is still markedly low.” When inventory rises and more supply is on the market, this means demand is fading. in October.

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Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year

Housing Wire

While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand. Total Inventory had been growing from 2001-2005; total listings data in 2005 was at the higher historical range of 2.5

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