Pending Home Sales Up

Pending home sales increased in November, rebounding from the prior month’s decline, in accordance with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The West region reported the largest growth in November, while the other three major U.S. regions saw only marginal variances in month-over-month contract activity.

Pending Home Sales Up 1.2% in November

Pending home sales were up nationally and up in every region in comparison to 12 months ago.

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) – a forward-looking indicator determined by contract signings – rose 1.2% to 108.5 in November. Year-over-year contract signings jumped 7.4%. An index of 100 is the same as the level of contract activity in 2001.

“Despite the insufficient level of inventory, pending home contracts still increased in November,” says Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, noting that housing inventory has been in decline for six straight months dating back to June 2019. “The favorable conditions are expected throughout 2020 as well, but supply is not yet meeting the healthy demand.”

At the recent NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit, the consensus forecast called for 2.0% GDP growth, a 3.7% unemployment rate and a 3.8% average mortgage rate in 2020. Home prices were projected to increase by 3.6% in 2020 after a 5% gain in 2019.

“Sale prices continue to rise, but I am hopeful that we will see price appreciation slow in 2020,” says Yun. “Builder confidence levels are high, so we just need housing supply to match and more home construction to take place in the coming year.”

Regional breakdown

The regional indices had mixed results in November. The Northeast PHSI slid 0.1% to 96.3 in November, 2.6% higher than a year ago. In the Midwest, the index rose 1.0% to 102.5 lin November, 5.0% higher than in November 2018.

Pending home sales in the South decreased 0.2% to an index of 125.0 in November, a 7.7% increase from last November. The index in the West grew 5.5% in November 2019 to 98.4, a gain of 14.0% from a year ago.

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