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The Week Ahead: Housing Data

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I'm Christine -- -- in new York and this is a look at the week I had in business.

Next week the main focus will be on housing.

On Wednesday the -- and and -- -- closely watched measure of US home prices.

According to the last reading home prices have been on the rise for sixth straight month.

A sign the housing market keeps recovering.

On Thursday the report on new home sales for November will give us a gauge of newly constructed homes with committed sales.

-- there has been a sharp uptick in home resales new construction home sales have seen a dip in the last few months.

In other housing news on Friday the National Association of Realtors comes out with pending home sales.

And in measuring the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy existing homes.

Last month's report jumped to its highest level in almost six years other items to note the conference board's consumer confidence survey comes out on Thursday.

-- agents consumer attitude and give -- -- key influence on stock and bond markets.

And speaking of market the New York Stock Exchange will close early on Monday and on Tuesday the markets will be closed in observance of -- -- That's it for the week I had in business news I'm Christina Scott in new York and from every one of Fox Business happy holidays.