A | LOS ANGELES -- Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the fourth month in a row in September, held back by surging mortgage rates and a thin supply of properties on the market.Existing home sales fell 2% last month from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That’s just above the 3.9 million unit pace that economists were expecting, according to FactSet.Sales sank 15.4% compared with the same month last year and are down 21% through the first nine months of the year versus the same period in 2022.Despite the housing market slump, home prices kept climbing versus a year ago. The national median sales price rose 2.8% from September last year to $394,300. It slipped 3.1% from August.“Clearly, the story of limited inventory and rising and rising mortgage rates continues to hinder the home sales market,” said Lawrence Yun, the NAR’s chief economist.The weekly average rate on a 30-year mortgage moved above 7% in August, when many of the home sales that were finalized in September would have gone under contract. It has remained above that threshold since, surging last week to 7.57%, the highest level since 2000, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already out of reach for many Americans. They also discourage homeowners who locked in rock-bottom rates two years ago from selling.While surging mortgage rates have shut out many prospective buyers, a chronic shortage of homes for sale continues to keep the market competitive, especially for the most affordable homes.Homes sold last month typically within just 21 days after hitting the market, and about 26% of homes sold for more than their list price, the NAR said.All told, there were 1.13 million homes on the market by the end of last month, up 2.7% from August, but down 8.1% from September last year, the NAR said. That amounts to just a 3.4-month supply, going by the current sales pace. In a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, there is a 4- to 5-month supply.。
B | 国足选拔队此次训练于当地时间上午10点30分开始，至当地时间11点40分左右结束。烈日当头，对球员的身体构成了巨大消耗。
C | 不过，国足选拔队队员们训练热情始终高涨。遇强队不能退缩 更多时间演练进攻 鉴于中、韩比赛即将打响，国足选拔队18日的训练更接近首轮比赛内容。训练开始半小时后，现场为数不多的媒体记者被礼貌地请出现场。显然，扬科维奇对于20日的比赛是有想法的。实际上他在17日训练期间，就明确告诉队员们，教练组已经研究出“克韩攻略”，队员们在正视与强手差距的同时，更应该表现出勇气、更需要在实战中打出气势、侵略性和攻防质量。
D | 据悉，通过录像分析，扬科维奇确认，韩国队参加本届东亚杯赛的人员与该队6月4场国际热身赛及12强赛期间使用的人员存在较大差别，不过韩国队本托的技战术思路得到了沿用，韩国队不出意外将继续主推442战阵以确保攻守平衡以及人员站位的紧凑。如何限制对手的发挥，是扬科维奇最近几天在训练场内及场外理论辅导课期间的重点授课内容。值得注意的是，在18日的训练中，扬科维奇并没有让队员们过多侧重防守，而是把更多时间用于演练进攻，特别是反击战术。在他看来，中国队即便对阵像韩国队这样的强队，也不该一味龟缩。训练最后时段，扬科维奇还安排部分球员演练各类定位球战术。按照计划，中国男足选拔队将于当地时间19日晚6点半至7点半，赴比赛场地进行中、韩赛前的最后一练。本组文/本报记者 肖赧 供图/中国足球队官微
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