23.04.2013 - US: Existing home sales edge down, prices rise
Home resales edged downward in March, pointing to some slowdown in the housing market recovery pace as overall economic activity cools.The National Association of Realtors said on Monday existing home sales slipped 0.6 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.92 million units. Economists polled by Reuters had expected home resales to rise to a 5.01 million-unit rate."The disappointing pace of home sales provides some evidence that positive momentum in the housing sector is beginning to leak lower," said Millan Mulraine, a senior economist at TD Securities in New York...............................................Full Article: Source
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