The existing-home sales took a drastic increase in February according to the National Association of Realtors®. After a slight decrease in January, the sales climbed 6.5%, or 5.77 million, into February. Sales are also up 7.2% from February 2019. NAR’s chief economist, Lawrence Yun stated that “February’s sales of over 5 million homes were the strongest since February 2007.”
The existing-home sales were not the only ones to increase. The median existing-home price rose 8.0% from February 2019 ($250,100) to February 2020 ($270,100).
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