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Sales of US existing homes slip to a 20-month low

• http://www.myfoxny.com, By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
 The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales edged down 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.59 million. It was the seventh drop in the past eight months.

Sales rose in the Northeast and Midwest, suggesting that cold winter weather did not weigh as heavily on sales as in previous months. Freezing temperatures and snowstorms had contributed to lower sales in January and February.

"Sales appear to be stabilizing following earlier weather-related disruptions," Joseph LaVorgna, an economist at Deutsche Bank, said in a note to clients. "We expect sales to improve as we enter the crux of the spring selling season."

LaVorgna noted that the Realtors' group reported more buyer traffic at open houses last month, suggesting that demand is rising.

Still, big price increases in the past year, along with higher mortgage rates, have made it harder for many Americans to afford a home. Pay increases haven't kept up with the higher buying costs.

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Who needs sales of homes when we have BLM and senators like Harry Reid stealing the land for nothing. See the video at:

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/154360-2014-04-22-harry-reid-blm-and-the-truth-with-the-bundys.htm



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