Contract signings to buy homes in US hits record for December

The National Association of Realtors’ index of pending home sales registered a slight decrease of 0.3 percent in the month of December. While this was the fourth straight month in which a decline was witnessed, the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes was still a record high for December. Contract signings last month rose 21.4% over December 2019.

Contract signings to buy homes in US hits record for December

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