Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in June, snapping a four-month losing streak, while strong demand for higher-end properties and ultra-low mortgage rates helped push prices to new highs.
Existing homes sales rose 1.4 percent last month from May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said Thursday. That’s just under the 5.9 million annual rate economists were expecting, according to FactSet.
