U.S. HOME SALES FALL 1.7% IN JULY U.S. existing home sales fell 1.7% in July to an annualized 4.06 million units, slightly above the 4.05 million consensus, according to NAR. The median existing-home price rose 2% from a year earlier to $434,100. Housing inventory reached 1.54 million units, representing 4.6 months of supply.(*Walter Bloomberg)