Tag Archives: Home Purchases

Pending Home Sales Beat Expectations in July

Despite expectations of a drop-off in home sales this fall, a forward-looking indicator shows a growing number of buyers are jumping back into the housing market. The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index rose 2.4 percent in July … Continue reading →

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Home Price Bottom or Bubble?

Home prices rose, just barely, in the second quarter of this year annually for the first time since 2007, according to online real estate firm Zillow. That prompted the popular site to call a “bottom” to home prices nationally. The … Continue reading →

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Remodeling as a Housing Indicator

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article We’re always looking at indicators to see where the housing market is headed, like today’s reading of the Realtors’ “Pending Home Sales Index,” which measures contracts signed for home purchases, hence … Continue reading →

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