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Existing Home Sales (Dec.)

Existing homes sales dropped back in December, as the lowest level of inventory since records began in 1999 weighed on activity. That shortage of homes for sale also suggests that any boost to housing demand from a Trump fiscal stimulus will primarily give house prices, rather than home sales, a boost over 2017.

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