Housing
December Pending Home Sales Slide on Supply Limitations
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The NAR’s chief economist noted:
The supply limitation appears to be the main factor holding back contract signings in the past month. Still, contract activity has risen for 20 straight months on a year-over-year basis. … We expect a seasonal rise of inventory in the spring to help, but a seller’s market may be developing. Much of the West is already a seller’s market for homes priced under a million dollars, but conditions are much more balanced in the Northeast.
Pending sales fell most in the West — down 8.2% compared with November. In the Midwest sales improved 0.9% from November, and sales in the South declined 4.5%. Pending sales in the Northeast fell 5.4% month-over-month, but remained 8.4% higher than a year ago.
The NAR noted that existing home sales rose 9% in 2012, and the group expects a similar rise in sales this year.
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