Homes Sales Gain according to National Association of Realtors
Activity has considerably increased around the office. We are excited about the spring and quick approaching summer markets. I think it is fair to say that there has never been a better time to buy in DeBordieu.
Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain
Pending home sales rose in February, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in February, rose 8.2 percent to 97.6 from a downwardly revised 90.2 in January, and remains 17.3 percent above February 2009 when it was 83.2. The data reflects contracts and not closings, which usually occur with a lag time of one or two months.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says the improvement is another hopeful sign. “The rise in buyer contact activity may signal the early stages of a second surge of home sales this spring. The healthy gain hints home prices are continuing to flatten,” he says. “We need a second surge to meaningfully draw down inventory and definitively stabilize home values.”
Pending home sales by region:
Northeast: the index rose 9.0 percent to 77.7 in February and is 18.9 percent higher than February 2009.
Midwest: jumped 21.8 percent to 97.9 and is 18.7 percent above a year ago.
South: increased 9.2 percent to an index of 107.0, and the index is 17.5 percent higher than February 2009.
West: the index fell 4.8 percent to 98.0 but is 14.6 percent above a year ago.
Source: NAR
Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain
Pending home sales rose in February, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in February, rose 8.2 percent to 97.6 from a downwardly revised 90.2 in January, and remains 17.3 percent above February 2009 when it was 83.2. The data reflects contracts and not closings, which usually occur with a lag time of one or two months.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says the improvement is another hopeful sign. “The rise in buyer contact activity may signal the early stages of a second surge of home sales this spring. The healthy gain hints home prices are continuing to flatten,” he says. “We need a second surge to meaningfully draw down inventory and definitively stabilize home values.”
Pending home sales by region:
Northeast: the index rose 9.0 percent to 77.7 in February and is 18.9 percent higher than February 2009.
Midwest: jumped 21.8 percent to 97.9 and is 18.7 percent above a year ago.
South: increased 9.2 percent to an index of 107.0, and the index is 17.5 percent higher than February 2009.
West: the index fell 4.8 percent to 98.0 but is 14.6 percent above a year ago.
Source: NAR
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