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The Week Ahead: Checking in on Existing Home Sales

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its monthly Existing Home Sales Report for January on Wednesday, February 21, at 10 a.m. EST. The report highlights national and regional existing-home sales price and volume statistics along with data on a year-over-year basis for existing single-family homes, condominiums and co-ops.

The previous report, released in January, gave data from December 2017 and showed that while existing-home sales were down during the month of the report, they had edged up 1.1 percent year over year, recording the best year for sales in 11 years. According to the report, the median existing-home price for all housing types in December was $246,800, up 5.8 percent from December 2016 ($233,300). December’s price increase marked the 70th straight month of year-over-year gains.

Here’s what else is scheduled for the week ahead:

  • TransUnion Industry Insight Report, Tuesday, 9 a.m. EST
  • MBA Mortgage Applications Survey, Wednesday, 7 a.m. EST
  • Leading Economic Indicators Index, Thursday, 10 a.m. EST
  • Fed Balance Sheet, Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST

About Author: Radhika Ojha

Radhika Ojha, Online Editor at the Five Star Institute, is a graduate of the University of Pune, India, where she received her B.A. in Commerce with a concentration in Accounting and Marketing and an M.A. in Mass Communication. Upon completion of her master’s degree, Ojha worked at a national English daily publication in India (The Indian Express) where she was a staff writer in the cultural and arts features section. Ojha also worked as Principal Correspondent at HT Media Ltd and at Honeywell as an executive in corporate communications. She and her husband currently reside in Dallas, Texas. You can contact her at [email protected].
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