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Existing Home Sales  
Released On 12/19/2018 10:00:00 AM For Nov, 2018
 PriorConsensusConsensus RangeActual
Annual Rate5.220 M5.190 M5.110 M to 5.300 M5.320 M
Month over Month1.4 %1.9 %
Year over Year-5.1 %-7.0 %
US 6-Mo ChartGlobal Current
performance relative to consensus

Consensus Outlook
In the prior report for October, existing home sales posted their first gain since March but none is expected for November. The month's consensus is a 5.190 million annualized rate vs October's 5.220 million. Resales of both single-family homes and condos have been showing similar weakness this year.

Relative Performance Index

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A reading above zero means that the economy in general has been performing more strongly than expected and vice versa for a reading below zero. The closer is the value to the maximum (+100) or minimum (-100) levels, the greater is the degree to which markets have been under- or over-estimating economic activity. A zero outturn would imply that, on average, the market consensus has been correct. Note too that the index is sensitized to place extra weight upon those indicators that investors consider to be the most important.

 

Definition
Existing home sales tally the number of previously constructed homes, condominiums and co-ops in which a sale closed during the month. Existing homes (also known as home resales) account for a larger share of the market than new homes and indicate housing market trends. Why Investors Care

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