Pending Home Sales

-2.6%

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Despite the fall in month-over-month pending sales, contract signings were up 16.4% from one year ago and reached a record high for November.

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Next release: Pending Home Sales for December 2020 will be released on Friday, January 29th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHS), a leading indicator of housing activity, measures housing contract activity, and is based on signed real estate contracts for existing single-family homes, condos, and co-ops. Because a home goes under contract a month or two before it is sold, the Pending Home Sales Index generally leads Existing-Home Sales by a month or two.

Pending Home Sales for December 2020 will be released on Friday, January 29th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.

The NAR Public Affairs Office issues a news release on or near the 25th of each month with the latest existing-home sales figures. The releases include analysis and quotes by NAR's Chief Economist Lawrence Yun regarding the sales volume, prices, inventory and interest rates.

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Pending Home Sales data are provided by NAR solely for use as a reference. No part of the data may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or redistributed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without NAR's prior written consent for those who are not members of NAR.

Members of the media who need copies of previous months' pending home sales news releases can contact the NAR media communications team at 202-383-7515.

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October 2020 Existing and Pending Home Sales

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Home sales increased by 27% year over year in October and buyer demand remains strong. Low mortgage rates are offset by low inventory.