Rise ends two-month slide as housing sector shows signs of stabilizing
By Ben Leubsdorf and Jeffrey Sparshott | The Wall Street Journal
Home-buying activity picked up in September following a two-month slide, a rebound that pointed to stabilization in the U.S. housing market.
Sales of previously owned homes rose 3.2% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.47 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected a more modest 0.4% increase to a sales rate of 5.35 million in September.