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US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates, home prices climb

ABC News Money · September 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM

US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates, home prices climb

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices

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US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates, home prices climb

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