Pending Home Sales Index Slips 1.3% to 89.7: NAR

Pending home sales declined 1.3% to a reading of 89.7 in July from a revised 90.9 in June, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

Economists had predicted a 1.3% drop. The June index was originally reported as a 2.4% increase to 90.9.

Year over year, the pending homes sales index is up 14.4% from last July, when it was 78.4.

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