A home for sale that is currently under contract is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Dec. 30. The number of contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes fell in November for the third time in four months, a signal that growth in the U.S. housing market could be cooling. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said last week its pending home sales index slipped 0.9 percent to 106.9.

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