Existing home sales declined 0.7% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.11 million, the National Association of Realtors reported today. Sales also fell 2.8% from a year ago. Total housing inventory in May was 1.28 million units, up 6.7% from the prior month. The median home price was $ 419,300, up 5.8% from the previous year and the highest price ever recorded.
Consumer price inflation 2.5% in August
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in August, the same increase as the previous month, and rose 2.5% over the past year, the Labor Department said.