{"id":65,"date":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","slug":"usa-pending-home-sales-edge-up-0-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/usa-pending-home-sales-edge-up-0-3\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Pending Home Sales Edge up 0.3%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/jimy-chavarria\/nar-pending-home-sales-report-shows-03-increase-in-august-remotion-videos-2ac9\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Pending home sales in the US edged up just 0.3% mid-Q3\u2014a modest month-over-month lift that still leaves us about 5% below last year\u2019s pace. Even with higher mortgage rates, buyers are moving ahead with new contracts, and steady job gains plus improved incomes are helping some folks keep pace with rising home prices. But nationally, contract signings are still running about 30% lower than before the pandemic\u2014proof that every pending sale is worth watching as a signal of what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n<p>In Baltimore, I see these shifts play out every day. Whether you\u2019re a first-timer, moving up, or investing, understanding how quickly contracts are being signed\u2014and what might delay a closing\u2014matters. The market hasn\u2019t seen the frenzied signing rates of 2021 (when rates hit ~3%) in a while, so tuning into pending contracts gives us an early read on what\u2019s ahead. As always, I\u2019m here to help you navigate Baltimore\u2019s real estate moves with clear perspective and local know-how.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pending home sales in the US edged up just 0.3% mid-Q3\u2014a modest month-over-month lift that still leaves us about 5% below last year\u2019s pace. Even with higher mortgage rates, buyers are moving ahead with new contracts, and steady job gains plus improved incomes are helping some folks keep pace with rising home prices. But nationally, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":66,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}