Existing home sales fall 1.8% in August, vs. expectations of 0.8% gain
September 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM EDT
Please check back for further updates.. Economists in a consensus survey expected existing home sales to rise by 0.8 percent in August to 5.18 million, against the prior month's 5.15 million. In early trading, Wall Street stock benchmarks eased from last week's record closing levels.