Pending Home Sales Slip 1.2% to 88.6 in August

Pending home sales declined 1.2% to a reading of 88.6 in August from a revised 89.7 in July, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted a 1.5% decrease for the index.

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