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Economic Data Brief |
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Housing
Pending Home Sales — August 2026
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| Pending Home Sales Index was essentially flat in August 2026 at 71.2. Prior month: 71.2. | |
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Pending sales
71.2
▪ 0.0% m/m
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Revision check| Revision check clear. Prior periods were checked against the values in the last report — no revisions found. All changes below are computed on current-vintage data. |
Key figures| Headline → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Pending Home Sales Index 2001=100; contracts signed, so it leads existing-home closings by 1-2 months | 71.2 | 71.2 | ▪ 0.0 | ▪ 0.0% | ▪ — | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
| By region → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Northeast | 61.6 | 64.5 | ▼ −2.9 | ▼ −4.5% | ▪ — | — | | | Midwest | 72.1 | 73.3 | ▼ −1.2 | ▼ −1.6% | ▪ — | — | | | South | 86.2 | 85.0 | ▲ +1.2 | ▲ +1.4% | ▪ — | — | | | West | 54.3 | 52.7 | ▲ +1.6 | ▲ +3.0% | ▪ — | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-09-17 15:34 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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