WRAPUP 2-U.S. home sales hit 10-year high, prices soar
February 22, 2017 at 13:36 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. home resales surged to a 10-year high in January as buyers shrugged off higher prices and mortgage rates, signaling rising confidence in the economy and bolstering expectations of a pickup in growth in the first quarter.