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Sales of Previously Owned Homes Fell in August, as Prices Ease From Record Highs
September 22, 2022
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Sales of previously owned homes fell in August from July for the seventh consecutive month of decline, while prices declined from record highs. The annual rate of existing home sales fell 0.4 percent, to 4.80 million units, last month, the slowest pace since early in the pandemic in May 2020, according to the National Association of…
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