REK - Existing-Home Sales Down For Third Consecutive Month
By Jill Mislinski
Thursday morning's release of the January Existing-Home Sales was down from the previous month's revised 5.00M to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.94 million units. The Investing.com consensus was for 5.01 million.
Here is an excerpt from Thursday's report from the National Association of Realtors.
Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist, says last month's home sales of 4.94 million were the lowest since November 2015, but that he does not expect the numbers to decline further going forward. "Existing home sales in January were weak compared to historical norms; however, they