Existing home sales rose 2% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. Sales also increased 0.8% from a year ago. Total housing inventory in July was 1.55 million units, up 0.6% from the prior month. The median home price was $422,400, up 0.2% from the previous year.
ABA seeks further revisions to draft W-9 tax form
ABA said that while it appreciates the IRS incorporating its recommendations into the proposed revisions to W-9 tax forms, the association still has significant concerns about some of the instructions for completing the form.










