In their latest report, the National Association of Realtors has found that the U.S. housing market posted extremely promising gains in the third quarter of 2015; so promising, in fact, that the Association's chief economist, Lawrence Yun, describes it as housing's best quarter in nearly a decade! What spurred him to deliver such high praise? Despite the ongoing lack of inventory nationwide, sales of existing home increased sharply in the third quarter. At the same time, the rate of price growth, which has been borderline unhealthy in many markets, finally showed signs of slowing down. Keep reading to learn more about the state of the nation's housing market!