Home Prices Fell in February for First Time in 11 Years

U.S. sales of existing homes jump 14.5% from prior month, but well down from year earlier

Photo Illustration: Amber Bragdon

The first year-over-year drop in home prices in more than a decade and a dip in mortgage rates snapped a yearlong streak of declining monthly home sales, showing the effects of the Federal Reserve’s campaign to raise interest rates.

Sales of previously owned homes, which make up most of the housing market, rose 14.5% in February from the prior month, but were down 22.6% from a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Sales had decreased for 12 consecutive months through January.

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