3. Weekly HAR Market Stat A positive jobs report gave way to bullish activity on Wall Street last week. Meanwhile, dozens of state attorneys general brokered a deal that will likely include principal write-downs. Locally, both buyers and sellers made more purchases and listed more properties than during the same week in 2011. Other indicators have shown improvement as well, most notably fewer active listings. Buyers in wait-and-see mode may find themselves with more competition for fewer properties come spring. In the Houston region, for the week ending February 5: • New Listings increased 0.6% to 2,150 • Pending Sales increased 50.6% to 1,511 • Closed Sales increased 36.1% to 981