http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/832007_Pending_Home_Sales.aspWe don't usually cover the monthly report on pending home sales issued by the National Association of Realtors� (NAR), concentrating instead on NAR and the Census Bureau's other reports on housing permits and starts and the completed sales of new andenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/832007_Pending_Home_Sales.asp#14374Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:14374RositaAre lenders canceling loans after issuing commitment letters? Are they issuing commitment letters and then asking for additional conditions that were not part of the original letter? After a buyer removes his loan contingency based on receipt of commitment letter, can seller keep deposit if lender demands additional conditions after the fact?<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=14374" width="1" height="1">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/832007_Pending_Home_Sales.asp#14372Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:14372Steve ShewmakeThank you for that little ray of sunshine,however in my area pendings were up about 8% over June . But we had about 10%- 20% fall out escrow.I&#39;ll be waiting for the number of closed deals for July. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=14372" width="1" height="1">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/832007_Pending_Home_Sales.asp#14371Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:14371jerryNAR&#39;s figures for pending home sales, i.e., sales contracts, mean little today because a declining percentage of those contracts are resulting in closed sales. NAR tends to be overly optimistic. Just look at their record.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=14371" width="1" height="1">