US homes sales fell 3.4% in August as housing recovery slows

    Sales of new U.S. houses slumped 3.4% in August, the second straight monthly decline. The sales dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 560,000, which follows a 5.5% decline in July, the Co…


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