Existing home sales increased 4.8% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.15 million, the National Association of Realtors reported today. Sales rose 6.1% from a year ago. Total housing inventory in November was 1.33 million units. The median home price was $406,100.
Retail sales decreased 0.2% in January
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $733.5 billion, down 0.2% from the previous month, and up 3.2%...









