U.S. existing-home sales were virtually unchanged from the previous month, dipping just 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Most of these transactions went under contract in June and July, when mortgage rates were 40 to 50 basis points higher than current levels. Year-over-year, sales increased 1.8%, with the strongest activity occurring in the Midwest, where the typical home price is 22% below the national median.

• Single Family Closed Sales were up 8.5 percent to 1,557.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were up 12.2 percent to 413.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were up 31.4 percent to 46.

U.S. existing-home sales rose 2.0% month-over-month and 0.8% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a rate of 3.92 million units. Regionally, sales increased on a monthly basis in the West, South, and Northeast, but declined in the Midwest.

• Single Family Closed Sales were down 10.6 percent to 1,770.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were down 5.7 percent to 429.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were down 7.5 percent to 49.

U.S. existing-home sales fell 2.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.93 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Sales were unchanged from one year earlier. Regionally, monthly sales declined in the Midwest, Northeast, and South but rose in the West. Year-over-year, sales decreased in the Northeast and West but increased in the South and Midwest.

• Single Family Closed Sales were down 0.1 percent to 1,861.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were up 11.5 percent to 456.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were up 18.9 percent to 63.