Pending home sales declined 4.6% in January from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said. The pending home sales index—a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings— fell 4.6% to 70.6 in January, an all-time low. Year over year, pending transactions were down 5.2%.
New orders for durable goods rise in February
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $2.7 billion or 0.9% in February to $289.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its most recent advance report.