Hint of Spring Surge – Pending home sales show healthy gain

April 14, 2010

Pending home sales rose in February, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/04/phs_gain to the home buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in February, rose 8.2 percent to 97.6 from a downwardly revised 90.2 in January, and remains 17.3 percent above February 2009 when it was 83.2. The data reflects contracts and not closings, which usually occur with a lag time of one or two months.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said the improvement is another hopeful sign. “The rise in buyer contract activity may signal the early stages of a second surge of home sales this spring. The healthy gain hints home prices are continuing to flatten,” he said. “We need a second surge to meaningfully draw down inventory and definitively stabilize home values.”

In the Midwest the index jumped 21.8 percent to 97.9 and is 18.7 percent above a year ago…

“Anecdotally, we’re hearing about a rise of activity in recent weeks with ongoing reports of multiple offers in more markets, so the March data could demonstrate additional improvement from buyers responding to the tax credit,” Yun said.

Walter Molony, National Association of Realtors
Washington, April 05, 2010

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