Pending home sales climb 1.5 percent in March
Pending home sales rose 1.5 percent in March, increasing 7 percent above the level seen a year ago, according to the latest pending home sales data from the National Association of Realtors.
Pending home sales rose 1.5 percent in March, increasing 7 percent above the level seen a year ago, according to the latest pending home sales data from the National Association of Realtors.
Today, the聽National Association of Realtors聽(NAR) released their聽Pending Home Sales Report聽for March showing that pending home sales improved with the seasonally adjusted national index climbing 1.5% from February and increasing 7.0% above the level seen in March 2012.聽
Meanwhile, the NARs chief economist Lawrence Yun is beginning to adopt the "narrow range" sentiment of years past as limited supply works to mute sales activity:
"Contract activity has been in a narrow range in recent months, not from a pause in demand but because of limited supply. Little movement is expected in near-term sales closings, but they should edge up modestly as the year progresses, ... Job additions and rising household wealth will continue to support housing demand."