Washington, United States, March 10, 2026 (AFP) - US existing home sales beat expectations as mortgage rates cool

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2026-03-10

Sales of previously owned US homes exceeded analyst expectations in February as mortgage rates ticked down, allowing more buyers to afford properties, industry data showed Tuesday. Existing home sales rose by 1.7 percent from the prior month, said the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This took sales to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million, above the 3.86 million pace that surveys of economists by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wa......

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