U.S. existing-home sales advanced for the third straight month, climbing 2.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.24 million units, a 10-month high, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Sales were up 9.3% year-overyear, driven largely by purchases of homes priced $500,000 and above. Monthover-month, sales rose in the South, Northeast, and the West but fell in the Midwest, with all four regions reporting year-over-year gains.

• Single Family Closed Sales were up 8.6 percent to 1,128.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were up 1.8 percent to 290.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were down 2.6 percent to 37.

U.S. existing-home sales improved for the second consecutive month, rising 4.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.15 million units, an eight-month high, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Sales were up 6.1% compared to the same time last year, marking the largest year-over-year increase since June 2021. Economists had forecast existing-home sales would come in at an annual rate of 4.07 million units for the month.

• Single Family Closed Sales were up 8.6 percent to 1,535.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were up 23.3 percent to 397.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were up 23.7 percent to 47.

U.S. existing-home sales rose 3.4% month-over-month and 2.9% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million units, exceeding economists’ expectations for the month and marking the first annual gain since July 2021, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Lower mortgage rates in late summer and early fall helped sales increase across all four regions.

• Single Family Closed Sales were up 1.2 percent to 1,409.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were down 3.4 percent to 373.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were down 22.0 percent to 32.