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March 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Up Marginally But Leveling Off

Written by Steven Hansen The March 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this March 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the April 2013 home … Continue reading

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February 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Declines

Written by Steven Hansen The February 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this February 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the March 2013 home … Continue reading

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January 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Improves

Written by Steven Hansen The January 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this January 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the February 2013 home … Continue reading

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Pending Home Sales Didn’t Really Miss

by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The news media reported yesterday that the NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index for December was a huge miss, falling far short of economists’ consensus expectations. This was based on the seasonally adjusted data, which … Continue reading

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December 2012 Pending Home Sales Index Shows Slowdown

Written by Steven Hansen The December 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was released today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses the December pending home sales data to forecast the January 2013 home … Continue reading

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November 2012 Pending Home Sales Show Housing Recovery Continues

Written by Steven Hansen The November 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: Econintersect‘s uses the November pending home sales data to forecast the December 2012 home sales – and our December forecast … Continue reading

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October 2012 Pending Home Sales Shows Even Stronger Home Sales Coming

Written by Steven Hansen The October 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: Econintersect‘s November 2012 forecast for unadjusted existing home sales is 390,000 (see details below); If this 390,000 historical correlation is … Continue reading

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September 2012 Pending Home Sales Continues to Predict Softening

Written by Steven Hansen The September 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: Econintersect‘s October 2012 forecast for unadjusted existing home sales is 365,000 (see details below); If this 365,000 historical correlation is … Continue reading

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August 2012 Pending Home Sales A Little Soft

Written by Steven Hansen According to Econintersect, the August 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: September 2012 unadjusted existing home sales of 402,000 (see details below); If this 402,000 historical correlation is … Continue reading

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July 2012 Pending Home Sales Data Improves, However ….

Written by Steven Hansen According to Econintersect, the July 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: August 2012 unadjusted existing home sales of 445,000 (see details below); If this 407,000 historical correlation is … Continue reading

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June 2012 Pending Home Sales Data Disappoints

Written by Steven Hansen According to Econintersect, the June 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: July 2012 unadjusted existing home sales of 420,000 (see details below); If this 420,000 historical correlation is … Continue reading

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May 2012 Pending Home Sales Index Has Strong Gain

Written by Steven Hansen According to Econintersect, the May 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: June 2012 unadjusted existing home sales of 520,000 (see details below); It this 520,000 historical correlation is … Continue reading

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April 2012 Pending Home Index Continues To Show Improving Home Sales

Written by Steven Hansen According to Econintersect, the April 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests: May 2012 existing home sales of 400,000 (see details below); It this 400,000 historical correlation is correct, … Continue reading

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March 2012 Pending Home Index Shows Strengthening Real Estate

Written by Steven Hansen The short and sweet version of the Econintersect analysis of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index: NAR April 2012 press release for the March 2012 data: index up 4.1% month-over-month and up … Continue reading

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February 2012 Pending Home Index Fortells Good March Home Sales

Written by Steven Hansen The short and sweet version of the Econintersect analysis of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index: NAR February 2012 press release: index down 0.5% month-over-month and up 9.2% year-over-year Econintersect Analysis: index … Continue reading

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January 2012 Pending Home Sales Suggest Improving Market

Written by Steven Hansen The short and sweet version of the Econintersect analysis of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index: NAR January 2012 press release: index up 2.0% month-over-month and up 8.0% year-over-year Econintersect Analysis: index … Continue reading

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Pending Home Sales in December 2011 Projects a Weak January

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index fell 3.5% month-over-month (up 4.4% unadjusted year-over-year) in December 2011.  Econintersect analysis indicates a forecast range of January 2012 existing home sales forecasts between sales falling 2.7% year-over-year to rising … Continue reading

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Pending Home Sales Index Improves in November 2011

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index rose 5.9% year-over-year (6.9% unadjusted) in November 2011 suggesting a continuation of growth in existing home sales for the coming months. From the NAR press release:

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October 2011 Pending Home Sales Index Indicates Continued Home Sales Growth

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index rose 7.3% (unadjusted) year-over-year suggesting a continuation of growth in existing home sales for the coming months. From the NAR press release:

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Pending Home Sales Index Rises YoY in September 2011

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index rose 7.9% year-over-year suggesting a continuation of growth in existing home sales for the coming months. Interestingly, the NAR press release took a page out of the National Federation of … Continue reading

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