Sunday, February 1, 2009

Dec. existing home sales rise 6.5 percent

"Sales of existing homes posted an unexpected increase last month, closing out the worst year for the U.S. real estate market in more than a decade.

The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing homes rose 6.5 percent to an annual rate of 4.74 million in December, from a downwardly revised pace of 4.45 million in November.

The results were better than expected. December's sales had been forecasted to fall to a pace of 4.4 million units, according to Thomson Reuters."

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Dec. existing home sales rise 6.5 percent

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