Economic Event Existing Home Sales Units Millions of units sold Current Period Jul 2009 Release Date Aug. 21. 09 Reported 5.24 Consensus for Current Period 5 Number of Forecasts 49 Economic Surprise 0.24 ( 4.80 % ) Prior Period Jun 2009 Reported Value for Prior Period 4.89 Revised From   Next Release Date Sep. 24. 09 Next Release Time 10:00 AM Eastern Time Source http://www.realtor.org/files/research/2c6627a8ebdeb5359da50bb99ea0c172/release.htm Note   Description This indicator is thought to be a good measure of demand in the real-estate sector. Existing home sales is an economic indicator of both the number and prices of existing single family houses, condos and co-op sales over a one-month period. Is a lagging indicator as it tends to react after a change in mortgage rates.

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