Highlights of the January 2016 US existing home sales data report 23 February 2016

  • Prior 5.46m. Revised to 5.45
  • Inventory 1.82m vs 1.79 prior
  • Sale prices $213,800 vs $224,100
  • Distressed sales 9% vs 8% prior

That's a 6 month high for sales. The inventory build is still down on a couple of months ago but it's where we would start to see first indications of any problems in the housing market should they arise.

US existing home sales