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Fortune
Jason Ma

A gauge of future home sales just turned negative—despite 9 straight weeks of falling mortgage rates

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Mortgage rates have been coming down, but there has yet to be a spike in homebuying activity—and one leading indicator has even declined.

Pending home sales, or signed contracts leading up to a sale, fell for the first time in nearly three months, slipping about 1% during the four weeks ending Sept. 21 compared to a year earlier, according to a Redfin report on Thursday.

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