* The housing market saw a rebound in January, but is still down overall since last year.
* The National Association of Realtors says home sales went up 4.6 percent in January, but are still down by 2.3 percent since early 2018.
* The biggest gains came in the South, which saw an 8.9 percent increase, but the biggest overall gain happened in Seattle, where pending sales jumped up by 15 percent.
* Factors include sliding 30-year mortgage rates and more homes hitting the market, which combine to make buying a home more affordable.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/27/pending-home-sales-rebound-4point6-percent-in-january.html
