For the third straight week, mortgage rates improved. This week’s jobs report threatens those gains, however.
Pending Home Sales Index Continues To Show Strength
According to the real estate trade association, the Pending Home Sales Index read 99.2 for August — the fourth straight month in which the index hovered near its benchmark value of 100.
New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slipped 0.3 percent in August 2012 to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 373,000 units sold.
Home Price Index Shows Values Rising 3.7% From One Year Ago
Home values have not dropped month-to-month since January of this year — a span of 6 months.
Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High
According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million “existing homes” sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month prior and a nine percent jump from August 2011.
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