In September, for the fifth straight month, the Pending Home Sales Index hovered near its benchmark value of 100, registering 99.5.

According to the real estate trade association, the Pending Home Sales Index read 99.2 for August -- the fourth straight month in which the index hovered near its benchmark value of 100.

In July, the third time this year, the Pending Home Sales Index crossed its benchmark value of 100, moving to 101.7.

The Pending Home Sales Index is on a 14-month winning streak.

Home resales slipped more than 5 percent last month, putting a damper recent housing market enthusiasm.

In May, for the second time in 3 months, the Pending Home Sales Index crossed the 100 barrier.

After forging past its benchmark value of 100 in March, April's Pending Home Sales Index dropped back to 95.5.

After a series of worse-than-expected data last month, the housing market appears to be back on track.

The housing market took a step back in February, but remains near post-Recession highs.

The housing market continues to show signs of improvement, propelled by low home prices and the cheapest mortgage rates of all-time.

Low home prices and mortgage rates have combined to push home affordability to record levels nationwide. Home buyers are taking advantage.

Despite the lowest mortgage rates of all-time, home buyers are slowing the pace at which they're buying homes.