However, YoY, Pending Home Sales NSA dropped 1.8%.

The Northeast dominated the weakness (after a big jump in Nov):

Northeast fell 5.1%; Nov. rose 4.1%

Midwest fell 0.3%; Nov. fell 0.1%

South up 2.6%; Nov. rose 0.1%

West up 1.5%; Nov. fell 2%

Since the start of the year, Housing-related data has disappointed notably, after ramping remarkably since the storms...