ales of existing homes fell 1.7% in November to an eight-month low, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.
The drop to a 6.97 million annual rate from October’s 7.09 million was greater than economists’ forecasts of a decline to a 7 million-unit rate, Bloomberg reported.
June’s 7.35 million rate earlier this year was a record pace for existing home sales.
Sales fell in all four national regions, NAR said.
Existing home sales account for 85% of the residential real estate market in the United States. When a home is sold, trucks are usually used to transport household appliances and furniture.
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