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March 11, 2026

Homes sales rose in February as homebuyers seized on easing mortgage rates

  • Existing home sales increased 1.7% last month from January.
    • By ALEX VEIGA
    AP Business Writer

    AP Photo/Erin Hooley [enlarge]
    While momentum is good, home sales figures are still below where they were last year, economists say.

    Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes picked up in February from the previous month as home shoppers took advantage of easing mortgage rates and a modest increase in properties on the market heading into the spring homebuying season.


     
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