On February 19, 2026, National Association of Realtors® (NAR) reported that nationwide pending contract signed home sales down 0.8% in January of 2026 from December of 2025, and lower 0.4% from January of 2025.
Pending home sales index in the Northeast declined 4.5% in January of 2026 from December 2025, but gained 4.5% from January of 2025.
Pending home sales index in the Midwest rose 5.0% in January of 2026 from December 2025, but decreased 3.3% from January of 2025.
Pending home sales index in the South declined 9.2% in January of 2026 from December 2025, and dropped 8.8% from January of 2025.
Pending home sales index in the West jumped 4.3% in January of 2026 from December 2025, but up 0.3% from January of 2025.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, stated “With mortgage rates nearing 6%, an additional 5.5 million households that could not qualify for a mortgage one year ago would qualify at today’s lower rates. Most newly qualifying households do not act immediately, but based on past experience, about 10% could enter the market—potentially adding roughly 550,000 new homebuyers this year compared with last year.
For complete information, on National Association of Realtors's January of 2026 pending home sales report, please click HERE
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