Friday, January 3, 2014

Housing Market Is Stabilizing 'Mortgage Rates' Up

Housing Market Is Stabilizing 'Mortgage Rates' Up
Contracts to buy new homes leveled off in November, ticking up slightly by 0.2 percent, the National Association of REALTORS® reports. Pending home sales — which reflect contracts and not closings — were 1.6 percent below year-ago levels.Pending #home sales in November posted the largest gains in the South and West, rising 2.3 percent and 1.8 percent month-over-month, respectively. Total existing-home sales are expected to end the year with nearly a 10 percent gain over 2012.  In this video, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun talks about November pending home sales and gives a forecast for 2014.

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