Economic Event Existing Home Sales Units Millions of units sold Current Period Nov 2012 Release Date Dec. 20. 12 Reported 5.04 Consensus for Current Period 4.88 Number of Forecasts 56 Economic Surprise 0.16 ( 3.28 % ) Prior Period Oct 2012 Reported Value for Prior Period 4.76 Revised From 4.79 Next Release Date Jan. 22. 13 Next Release Time 10:00 AM Eastern Time Source http://www.realtor.org/news-releases/2012/10/november-existing-home-sales-and-prices-maintain-uptrend 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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