【Bloomberg】U.S. Existing-Home Sales Increase to Fastest Pace Since 2006

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes remained brisk in August as low mortgage rates and demand for space in the suburbs sustained strength in a housing market that’s a bright spot for the economy.

Closing transactions increased 2.4% from the prior month to a 6 million annualized rate, the strongest pace since the end of 2006, according to National Association of Realtors data issued Tuesday. The figure matched the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Prices jumped 11.4% from a year earlier on an unadjusted basis to a record.

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