From: "Lee" <cleetis@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Here's good econmic news you won't hear from the Trump haters
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:17:37 +0000
Organization: ViperNews - www.vipernews.com
NoBody wrote:
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> Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly shot
> ?to the highest in nearly three years in November, as improving
> affordability conditions drew in buyers, according to the National
> Association of Realtors.
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> Pending home sales rose 3.3% last month after ?an upwardly revised
> 2.4% gain in October, the ?NAR said Monday. Economists polled by
> Reuters had forecast contracts, which become sales after a ?month or
> two, rising 1.0%.
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> Pending home sales rose 2.6% from a year earlier.
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> The index tracking sales rose to ?its highest level since February
> 2023.
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> Homebuyer momentum is building. The data shows the strongest
> performance of the year after accounting for seasonal factors, ?and
> the best performance in nearly three years, dating back to ?February
> 2023," said Lawrence Yun, the NAR's chief economist.
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> Improving housing affordability - driven by lower mortgage rates and
> wage growth rising faster than home prices - is helping buyers test
> the market," Yun ?said. "More inventory choices compared to ?last year
> are ?also attracting more buyers to the market.
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> https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/pending-home-sales/2025/12/30/id/1240145/
Texas home turnover rate at lowest
level in decades as housing slump
drags on
Nov 2, 2025
https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-home-sales-market-21131326.php
Florida housing market slows as
listings rise and sales drop
November 6, 2025
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/florida-housing-market-inventory-builds-2025/