The index of purchase agreements, or pending home sales, fell 7.6 percent after a revised 0.8 percent increase in December, the National Association of Realtors announced in Washington. In November, pending home sales slumped a record 13.7 percent. Snowstorms in February probably limited

The projected gain in the index of purchase agreements, or pending home sales, is based on the median forecast of 40 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News and follows a record 16 percent drop in November. The renewal of a government incentive to first-time buyers, originally due to expire at

By Courtney Schlisserman The projected gain in the index of purchase agreements, or pending home sales, is based on the median forecast of 40 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News and follows a record 16 percent drop in November. Other reports may show factory orders climbed and jobless

Click to enlarge photo WASHINGTON (AFP) - US housing construction and industrial production posted better-than-expected increases at the start of the year, the government said Wednesday, fueling economic recovery from recession . It was the highest level in six

The index of purchase agreements, or pending home sales, rose 1 percent after a 16 percent drop in November that was the largest since records began in 2001, the National Association of Realtors announced in Washington. Compared with a year earlier, pending sales rose 11 percent. Demand

The index of purchase agreements, or pending home sales, rose 1 percent after a 16 percent drop in November that was the largest since records began in 2001, the National Association of Realtors announced in Washington. Compared with a year earlier, pending sales rose 11 percent. Demand

By Carlos Torres The index of signed purchase agreements, or pending home sales, rose 1 percent after decreasing 16 percent in November, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 35 economists. The drop was the largest in data back to 2001. Demand jumped last year

Purchases declined 7.6 percent to an annual pace of 342,000, the fewest since March, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. For all of 2009, sales dropped 23 percent to 374,000, the lowest level since records began in 1963. The report comes as Federal Reserve policy makers meet to

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of existing U.S. homes plunged more than anticipated in December, showing the dependence of the housing market on a government tax credit. First-time buyers rushed to complete deals before the $8,000 government incentive was due to end, pushing sales up 28