Let's take a look... At the real estate market. Currently, there are 1291 sales pending in the market overall, leaving 951 listings still for sale. The resulting pending ratio is 57.6% (1,291 divided by 2,242). So you might be asking yourself, that's great... but what exactly does it mean? I'm glad you asked! The pending ratio indicates the supply & demand of the market. Specifically, a high ratio means that listings are in demand and quickly going to contract. Alternatively,