Home Sales Contracts Rise for Record Eight Straight Months

The number of signed sales contracts to buy homes rose in September for the eighth straight month, according to recently released data from the National Association of REALTORS®. Most analysts trace the steady improvement to the government's first-time homebuyer tax credit program, which has brought in between 200,000 and 400,000 additional sales that would not have otherwise been made. This was an article published in the NC Realtors report. Read more....