August was yet another disappointing month for existing home sales. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says those sales were down for the fourth time in five months, retreating 1.7 percent from July's estimate of 5.44 million to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.35 million units. The August number still eked out a tiny 0.2 percent increase from the August 2016 estimate, but is the lowest rate of sales since then. Analysts had been expecting a slight increase from July, probably based on a 1.5 percent increase in pending sales in July. Econoday reported estimates ranging from 5.350 to 5.550 with a consensus of 5.480 million. Total existing home sales are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops. Single family home sales were

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