If you're waiting for home prices to reach its bottom, you may have missed your window. After 3 consecutive months of easing, the Pending Home Sales Index jumped 10 percent in October, lending credence to the belief that housing is in recovery. The Pending Home Sales Index is a monthly publication from the National Association of REALTORS®. It measures the number of homes under contract to sell nationwide. October's reading is the highest for all of 2011, and the second-highest dating … [Read more...]