Pending home sales data from the National Association of Realtors:

  • Prior reading was +0.1%
  • Year-over-year sales fell 10.2% compared to -9.0% expected
  • Prior sales y/y was -9.1%

Most market-watchers and traders are confident that housing is in a small lull before another leg higher but numbers like this raise questions about the sustainability of the recovery. No reaction in markets.

US pending home sales Feb