Low Mortgage Rates Today Probably Drove Existing Home Sales Higher

Recent record low mortgage rates probably helped drive existing home sales higher in April. Existing Home Sales, scheduled to be released by The National Association of Realtors (NAR) at 10:00 AM this morning, probably increased 2.9 percent to a 4.61 million annual rate last month, according to the median forecast of 73 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Current 30 year mortgage rates today are averaging 3.79 percent, a record low, fueling both home purchases and mortgage refinances.