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US Existing Homes Sales Pace Expected to Slow in January

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 02:19 PM EST

02:19 PM EST, 02/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The National Association of Realtors' measure of US existing-home sales is expected to slow to a 4.15 million annual rate in January, based on a survey compiled by Bloomberg, after rising by 5.1% to a 4.35 million rate in December.

Existing-home sales were at a 4.09 million rate in January 2025, so the year-over-year change would still be positive.

The data are scheduled to be released at 10:00 am ET Thursday.

The pending home sales index, also produced by the NAR, was down 9.3% in December and was 3% below its reading a year ago. That measure is taken at contract signing and is meant to foreshadow movements in existing homes closings a month or two out.

Recent mortgage application data from the Mortgage Bankers Association indicated that mortgage rates moved lower in January.

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