US pending home sales rose in March

April 30, 2019 9:30 am Leave a comment

FILE- In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo a sold sign is displayed outside a home in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in March compared to the prior month. The National Association of Realtors says that its pending home sales index climbed 3.8% to 105.8. Home sales have been recovering as mortgage rates have retreated after the average 30-year rate peaked at just below 5% in November. Still, pending home sales are running 1.2% below their pace a year ago. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in March compared to the prior month.

Home sales fall 4.9% in slow start to spring buying season

April 22, 2019 10:51 am Leave a comment

Sales of existing U.S. homes fell in March after a huge gain the previous month, held back partly by a sharp slowdown among purchases of the most expensive properties.

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US home sales fell in September to slowest pace in 3 years

October 19, 2018 12:13 pm Leave a comment

A house up for sale on Aug. 30 in Denver. The National Association of Realtors reported on Friday that that sales declined by 3.4 percent last month, the biggest drop seen in 2 ½ years, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.15 million. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

U.S. home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, a sign that housing has increasingly become a weak spot for the economy.

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US home sales fell 0.4 percent in May amid inventory crunch

June 20, 2018 9:55 am Leave a comment

A sold sign seen in March outside a single-family home on the market in Denver. The National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday that sales of existing homes decreased for a second month in a row in May. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

U.S. existing home sales slipped 0.4 percent in May, as a prolonged shortage of properties on the market deters home-buying.

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US new-home sales dipped in February, but demand is solid

March 23, 2018 9:49 am Leave a comment

A home is under construction and for sale in Roswell, Ga., in December. New-home sales rose 3.5 percent in June to their best level since February 2008. (AP File Photo/John Bazemore)

Sales of new U.S. homes slipped 0.6 percent in February, a third straight monthly decline. But year to date, sales are up 2.2 percent in a sign that buyer demand remains solid.

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Sales of US homes fall year over year by most in 3½ years

February 21, 2018 11:04 am Leave a comment

U.S. sales of existing homes fell in January from a year earlier by the most in more than three years. Would-be buyers were stymied by rising prices and a shortage of homes for sale.

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Home sales reached record levels for third year, despite tight supply

January 22, 2018 3:21 pm Leave a comment

Despite tight inventories of homes on the market, sales of existing houses has reached record levels for the third straight year, according to an analysis from the Wisconsin Realtors Association.

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Home sales on track to set record in 2017

December 19, 2017 2:13 pm Leave a comment

a sign hangs in North Andover, Mass. U.S. sales of previously occupied homes dipped in December from November, in part because of a limited supply of available homes. But for all of 2012, sales rose to their highest level in five years, (AP File Photo/Elise Amendola)

A healthy growth in November home sales puts 2018 in position to easily set a record year in home sales, according to a report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association.

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