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Pending home sales dropped 4.9% month-over-month in January 2024. The Northeast and West posted monthly gains in transactions while the Midwest and South recorded losses. All four U.S. regions registered year-over-year decreases.
Next release: Pending Home Sales for February 2024 will be released on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10 a.m. Eastern.
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHS), a leading indicator of housing activity, measures housing contract activity, and is based on signed real estate contracts for existing single-family homes, condos, and co-ops. Because a home goes under contract a month or two before it is sold, the Pending Home Sales Index generally leads Existing-Home Sales by a month or two.