Pending home sales in September showed no change from the prior month and fell 0.9% year over year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem, including agents and homebuyers and sellers, with data on the level of home sales under contract. Month-over-month and year-over-year pending home sales rose in the Northeast and South but declined in the Midwest and West. September's REALTORS® Confidence Index survey shows that 20% of NAR members expect an increase in buyer traffic over the next three months, up slightly from 19% last month and ... (full story)