Pending Home Sales in the United States increased 4.8% year-on-year in May 2026, the most since November 2024, following a 3.2% rise in April. Sales rose in the Northeast, Midwest, South and West. Pending Home Sales in the United States averaged -0.54 percent from 2002 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 52.40 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -36.80 percent in October of 2022. source: National Association of Realtors

Pending Home Sales in the United States increased 4.80 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year.

Pending Home Sales in the United States increased 4.80 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Pending Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 1.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Pending Home Sales YoY is projected to trend around 0.70 percent in 2027 and 1.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-19 02:00 PM
Pending Home Sales YoY
Apr 3.2% -1.1% -0.5%
2026-06-17 02:00 PM
Pending Home Sales YoY
May 4.8% 3.2% 3.0%
2026-07-16 02:00 PM
Pending Home Sales YoY
Jun 4.8% 1.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Existing Home Sales 4170.00 4040.00 Thousand May 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM 3.20 0.70 percent May 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY 4.80 3.20 percent May 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 3.80 0.30 percent May 2026
Existing Home Sales Prices 429300.00 417500.00 USD May 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1550.00 1500.00 Thousands May 2026


United States Pending Home Sales YoY
The Pending Home Sales Index, a leading indicator of housing activity, measures housing contract activity, and is based on signed real estate contracts for existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops. When a seller accepts a sales contract on a property, it is recorded into a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as a "pending home sale." The majority of pending home sales become home sale transactions, typically one to two months later. The National Association of Realtors collects pending home sales data from MLSs and large brokers. Altogether, data from over 100 MLSs & 60 large brokers is received providing a large sample size covering 50% of the existing home sales sample. This is equal to 20 percent of all transactions.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.80 3.20 52.40 -36.80 2002 - 2026 percent Monthly
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