to Reuters.” data-reactid=”19″>The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that its U.S. Pending Home Sales Index rose 5.9% in the month of July, marking the third straight month of rising home sales. The gain exceeded economist expectations of a 3% increase, according to Reuters.
Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.” data-reactid=”21″>“We are witnessing a true V-shaped sales recovery as homebuyers continue their strong return to the housing market. Home sellers are seeing their homes go under contract in record time, with 9 new contracts for every 10 new listings,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.
Thursday’s news comes a week after the NAR reported a 24.7% increase in existing home sales in the month of July.
RKT) initially jumped following the release, but were unable to hold onto their initial gains.” data-reactid=”27″>Stock Impact: Shares of mortgage giant Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT) initially jumped following the release, but were unable to hold onto their initial gains.
Rocket is the parent company of Quicken Loans and Rocket Mortgage. The company went public in early August after selling IPO shares at $18. The strong housing market and an impressive earnings preannouncement have since propelled the stock to the $27 level.
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