The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S., which provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term, fell by 0.2% in August to 100.2, following a decline of 0.6% in July. Over the six-month period ending in August, the…
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Existing-home sales fell in August, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Three out of four major U.S. regions posted sales declines, while the Midwest registered no change. Year-over-year, sales slipped in three regions but remained stable in the Northeast. Total existing-home sales—completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops—descended 2.5% from…
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Jon Waclawski is a first-time RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker and the vice president of political advocacy at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). A lawyer by trade, he doesn’t work directly with homebuyers or sellers—rather, his job is making the careers of the people who do so easier. For the latest entry in our Newsmakers…
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