Pending Home Sales
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Pending home sales in November slightly declined for the third time in four months as buyers continue to battle both rising home prices and limited homes available for sale.
Next release: The Pending Home Sales release for December is scheduled for January 28 at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time.
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.
Data
Monthly Index
The monthly index covers the past 12 months for the nation and four regions. The data includes seasonally adjusted as well as not seasonally adjusted figures.
For printing: PHSI Overview Chart (PDF: 16 KB)
For database work: PHSI Overview Chart (MS Excel: 35 KB)
Forecast
U.S. Economic Outlook (PDF: 28 KB)
Seasonally-Adjusted Historical Files
Each February, in conjunction with the release of final data for the previous calendar year, NAR Research conducts a normal review of seasonal activity and fine-tunes historic data for the past three years based on the most recent findings. For example, in data posted in February 2015 revisions have been made to the monthly seasonally adjusted pending sales index for 2012 through 2014; most revisions are minor with little or no impact on previous characterizations of the overall market.
Seasonally-Adjusted Historical Files (MS Excel: 86 KB)
Historical Information
Historical data can be purchased in the REALTOR® Store.
Questions?
If you have questions about this data, please email them to data@realtors.org.
The Pending Home Sales (PHS) index measures housing contract activity. It is based on signed real estate contracts for existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops.
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Next Release
January 28, 2016, 10 a.m. ET
August Pending Home Sales: Holding Steady
In this video, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun talks about the housing market, what to expect in fall and winter, and explains the past couple of months of price declines.