Has a bottom in real estate been reached? Well at least some buyers think some. The National Association of Realtors reported today that The Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.3% to 87.7 in December from a revised reading of 82.5 in November. What happened? Homes are simply becoming more affordable. NAR's House Affordability index rose 10.9% in December to 158.8, the highest since NAR began tracking affordability in 1970.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said the pending home index shows a modest rebound. "The monthly gain in pending home sales, spurred by buyers responding to lower home prices and mortgage interest rates, more than offset an index decline in the previous month," he said. "The biggest gains were in areas with the biggest improvements in affordability."
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