1 in 7 Pending Home Sales Canceled in January, Brokerage Finds

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1 in 7 Pending Home Sales Canceled in January, Brokerage Finds
A home available "For Sale" is shown in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 16, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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A sizable share of pending home sales were canceled in January across the United States as factors such as high housing costs and uncertainty about the economy weighed on buyers’ minds, according to real estate brokerage Redfin.

The company stated that about 41,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in January, which equated to 14.3 percent of homes that went under contract that month.

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