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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Veiga

April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season

Home Sales - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in April, as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective home buyers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market.

Existing home sales dropped 0.5% last month from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

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