The fourth month in a row of falling existing home sales has left them at a 2½ year low. On the supply side, a lack of affordable inventory is constraining sales. But demand is also falling back over concerns that prices are too high. Neither of those factors looks set to improve much over the remainder of the year, and that will keep sales activity muted.
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