With elevated mortgage rates sidelining both home buyers and sellers, existing home sales fell in June, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales were also down significantly from a year prior.

Total existing home sales slipped 3.3% in June from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.16 million. Year-over-year, sales dropped 18.9% from 5.13 million in June 2022.

“The first half of the year was a downer for sure with sales lower by 23%,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “Fewer Americans were on details ⇒

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