Existing Home Sales Continue Dropping, Hit 5.05 Million In January, Miss Estimate By Nearly 10%, Down From 6.5 Million In November
Courtesy of Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge
January National Association of Realtors existing home sales came in at consensus busting (to the downside) SAAR of 5.05 million, a 7.2% drop from December’s 5.44 million, which in turn was 16% lower than November 6.49 million. January consensus was for 5.5 million.
Other data: the biggest deterioration was in the northeast (-10.9% sequentially), total houses sold (-11.1% seq), the months of supply (from 7 to 8), and the decline in both median and average price, coming in at -3.4% and -3.1%, respectively.
