May 22nd 2012 1:40PM
In another positive sign for the housing market, existing-home sales and home prices posted increases in April, the National Association of Realtors says. Existing home sales rose 3.4 percent month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.62 million in April, which is 10 percent above last year's April... Continue Reading »
Feb 22nd 2012 3:50PM
WASHINGTON -- The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring buying season. Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are making purchases. And the supply of homes fell last month to its lowest point in nearly seven years, which could push home... Continue Reading »
Jan 20th 2012 11:50AM
WASHINGTON -- Home sales rose in December to the highest pace in nearly a year. The gain coincides with other signs that show the troubled housing market improved at the end of last year Still, sales remain depressed and ended 2011 well below healthy levels. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales... Continue Reading »
Dec 29th 2011 12:45PM
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in November rose to the highest level in a year and a half. The best reading on pending homes sales since a federal home-buying tax credit expired appeared to encourage traders on Wall Street. Still, the National Association of Realtors cautioned that... Continue Reading »
Nov 30th 2011 11:30AM
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes jumped in October to the highest level in a year. But the gain follows three months of declines and isn't enough to signal a housing recovery. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its index of sales agreements rose 10.4 percent... Continue Reading »
