
Nov 2 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
The volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the eighth straight month in September as buyers scrambled to take advantage of a tax credit for first-time owners that expires at the end of this month.

Oct 1 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
Aspiring homebuyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit for first-time owners that expires in November, driving up the number of signed sales contracts for the seventh straight month in August.

Sep 1 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
A gauge of future U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July to the highest level in over two years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall.
May 4 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
There was another ray of hope Monday for the distressed housing market: the National Association of Realtors said the volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the second month in a row.

Apr 1 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
Tentative signs of life are appearing in the long-battered U.S. housing market.

Mar 3 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
The number of homebuyers who agreed to purchase an existing home sank to a new low in January as economic woes turned them away from the staggering housing market, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

Feb 3 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
An index that tracks signed contracts to purchase existing homes rebounded in December, as buyers snapped up properties at deep discounts, especially in the South and Midwest.
Dec 9 - By Associated Press
Pending U.S. home sales fell slightly in October, despite a spate of bad economic news and turmoil in the stock markets, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.

Nov 7 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
Pending U.S. home sales fell more than expected in September, after posting a big jump in the previous month.
Sep 9 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
Pending U.S. home sales fell more than expected in July as the housing market's struggles continued, an industry group said Tuesday.
Aug 7 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
A measurement of pending home sales rose in June in a rare piece of positive news for the beleaguered market.
Jul 8 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
A measurement of pending home sales fell to the third-lowest reading on record in May as the housing market's recovery continued to prove elusive.
May 7 - By J.W. Elphinstone, AP Real Estate Writer
Pending home sales dropped to a new low in March, an industry group said Wednesday, signaling the housing slump has yet to bottom out even as the spring sell season gets under way.

Apr 8 - By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
Homeowners and investors hunting for any indication that the housing market has bottomed out didn't get it Tuesday, as the latest home sales data from a real estate trade group moved that sign further down the road to recovery.