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Here come existing-home sales ...

Apr 21, 2017, 19:13 IST

This Oct. 20, 2009, file photo, shows a home with a reduced price for sale in Carmel, Ind., neighborhood. Short of cash and unsettled in their careers, young Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy their first homes.AP

The National Association of Realtors will publish its monthly report on US existing-home sales at 10 a.m. ET.

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Economists forecast that sales in the most active part of the housing market rose 2.2% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.6 million in March, according to Bloomberg.

Recent gains in pending home sales, which lead existing-home sales by a few months, could bode well for the latter, according to Deutsche Bank.

Sales eased from a 10-year high in February as a limited supply of affordable houses kept prices high and strained some buyers' budgets, according to the NAR. Wealthier investors who were willing to pay in cash made up an above-average share of the market and held a competitive advantage over first-time buyers, the NAR said.

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