U.S. Sept existing home sales rose 3.6 pct

Biz.Yahoo/Reuters ^ | October 27, 2003

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U.S. Sept existing home sales rose 3.6 pct
Monday October 27, 10:06 am ET

 WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The following is data on
U.S existing home sales from the National Association of
Realtors (News - Websites)  (seasonally adjusted annual rates):
.                           Sept    Aug  (Prev)  Sept'02
 Units Sold (in mlns)       6.69   6.46   6.47      5.54
.                           Sept    Aug  (Prev) Sept03/02
 Units Sold, Pct Change      3.6    5.4    5.5      20.8
.                           Sept    Aug  (Prev)  Sept'02
 Median Price (1,000s)     172.3  177.2  177.5     157.9
  Note--Median sales price is the midpoint where half the
homes sold for more and half for less.
.                            Sept    Aug  (Prev)  Sept'02
  Units Available (mlns)     2.40   2.43   2.46      2.29
  Months' Worth of Supply     4.3    4.5    4.6       5.0
  *Avg 30-Year Rate (Pct)    6.15   6.26   6.26      6.09
 Note--Avg. rate is the  Freddie Mac average commitment rate
for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages.
 Units Sold By Region, seasonally adjusted, in 1,000s:
.              Sept      Aug   (Prev)   Sept'02
 Northeast    760.0    710.0    710.0     640.0
 Midwest    1,430.0  1,370.0  1,380.0   1,220.0
 South      2,640.0  2,620.0  2,620.0   2,230.0
 West       1,850.0  1,760.0  1,760.0   1,460.0
  Median Price By Region, unadjusted, in 1,000s of dollars:
.              Sept      Aug   (Prev)   Sept'02
 Northeast    194.5    196.4    196.4     162.5
 Midwest      145.2    149.7    150.1     139.3
 South        158.8    164.9    165.3     147.1
 West         230.7    240.4    241.6     211.3
 FORECAST:
 Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast:
 U.S. Sept existing home sales at 6.28 mln unit rate
 HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES:
 U.S. SEPT EXISTING HOME SALES RATE AT RECORD HIGH -- NAR

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FWIW, The full NAR report/Press release is at September Existing-Home Sales Set Another Record