Los Lunas, NM real estate blog at Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate. http://www.coldwellbankerlegacy.com/US/NM/Los_Lunas/RSS Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:39 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:39 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss WhereToLive.com RSS <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NAR: Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rise by 8.2%</span></b></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">The number of contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose almost three times as much as forecast as falling prices made properties more affordable. The surprising 8.2% increase in the index of pending home resales from April followed a revised 11% drop the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said. Economists forecast a 3% gain, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">-- &ldquo;</span></i><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-29/pending-sales-of-u-s-existing-homes-rise-8-2-.html"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rise by 8.2%, Almost Triple Forecasts</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">,&rdquo; by Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg, June 29, 2011.</span></i></p> http://www.coldwellbankerlegacy.com/US/NM/Los_Lunas/Blog/Pending_Sales_of_US_Existing_Homes_Rise mnavarrette@cblegacynm.com Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT