Measure of pending home sales increases

Publish date
09/02/2010
Source
USA Today
Main Category
Economy - US
Article Summary

The measure of pending sales for existing homes notched a 5.2% increase from June to post 79.4 in July, reports the National Association of Realtors.  The measure is above the measure of 74.9 anticipated for the period by economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters.  The West posted the strongest gain in the period at 12.0%, and was followed in order by the Northeast at 6.0%, 4.0% in the Midwest, and the South at 1.0%.

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