Existing home sales fell 4.9% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. However, sales rose 2% from a year ago. Total housing inventory in January was 1.18 million units, up 3.5% from the prior month. The median home price was $396,900, up 4.8% from the previous year.
New orders for durable goods rise in February
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $2.7 billion or 0.9% in February to $289.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its most recent advance report.