Existing home sales fall 2% as first-time buyers are priced out
- The median price of an existing home sold in August was $356,700, an increase of 14.9% from August of 2020.
- The supply of homes for sale fell 1.5% month to month to 1.29 million at the end of August.
Sales of previously owned homes declined 2% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.88 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Sales were 1.5% lower than August 2020 for the first annual decline in 14 months. Sales, however, are still above pre-pandemic levels.
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