Jan 25th 2012 11:00AM
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in December after hitting the highest level in a year and a half a month earlier. The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements fell 3.5 percent last month to a reading of 96.6. That's down from November's reading of... 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 »
Oct 27th 2011 10:18AM
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell for the third straight month in September after the spring-and-summer peak buying season failed to entice new buyers. The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements fell 4.6 percent last month to a reading of 84.5. A... Continue Reading »
Sep 29th 2011 11:57AM
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in August, after a weaker-than-expected peak buying season. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its index of sales agreements fell 1.2 percent last month to a reading of 88.6 A reading of 100 is considered healthy. The last... Continue Reading »
