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Pending home sales slip for 3rd straight month
WASHINGTON — Americans signed fewer contracts to buy homes in May, the third straight monthly decline and evidence that a shortage of homes for sale has suppressed home-buying. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its pending home sales index fell 0.8 percent in May to 108.5. That’s down from 109.4 in April and […]
Pending home sales fall for 3rd straight month
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy U.S. homes in August, the third straight decline. The drop could mean that higher mortgage rates are starting to deter some buyers. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales declined 1.6 percent to 107.7 last month. The index […]
Signed contracts to buy homes dips slightly
WASHINGTON — A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell only slightly in February to the second-highest level in nearly three years. The report suggests sales of previously occupied homes will keep rising in the coming months. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its seasonally adjusted index for pending home […]
Baltimore-area home sales recovering
Pending home sales in the Baltimore metropolitan area housing market in August made their best showing in five years, due to affordable prices and record low interest rates, Rockville-based RealEstate Business Intelligence LLC reported. The 2,365 pending sales in August, although 1.7 percent below the 2,407 total seen in the prior month, were well below […]
Pending home sales drop in Baltimore area
There were 2,712 home sales contracts signed in the Baltimore metropolitan area in April, 5.1 percent below the 2,857 total in March, and 21.8 percent below the tax credit-fueled surge of 3,466 in April 2010, according to RealEstate Business Intelligence LLC, a source of real estate information in the mid-Atlantic region. April fell short of […]
Baltimore metro area pending home sales climb
The Baltimore metropolitan area housing market showed gains in pending home sales in the first two months of 2011, according to data compiled by Rockville-based RealEstate Business Intelligence LLC, a source of real estate information in the mid-Atlantic region. There were 2,146 signed contracts in January and February, 25.1 percent more than the same period […]
