According to a Business Week and Bloomberg report today, U.S. pending homes sales rose in July. We heard about the dismal "closing" numbers. But, contracts are being signed around the country as we get further away from that first time buyer's tax credit deadline of April 30th. I signed a couple of those!
From Bloomberg:
"Pending sales of existing houses unexpectedly climbed in July from a record low, indicating the real-estate market is steadying following the end of a government tax credit.
The index of purchase contracts rose 5.2 percent after a revised 2.8 percent drop the prior month, figures from the National Association of Realtors showed today in Washington. Combined with data showing claims for unemployment benefits dropped and orders to factories increased, the reports allayed concern the economy was tipping back into a recession."
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