Market Capacity for Existing-Home Sales Rose in August

The market capacity for existing-home sales rose 0.4% in August compared to the previous month, according to First American Financial.

Market capacity fell by 1.1% on a yearly basis, First American Financial said in its monthly Existing-Home Sales Capacity model.

A slight drop in unemployment and a steady rise in disposable income pushed the market capacity for existing-home sales higher, Mark Fleming, First American's chief economist, said in a news release.

Market capacity for existing-home sales has remained close to 6 million sales on an annualized basis for more than a year, First American said.

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