Existing home sales

May 22, 2013 at 10:16 AM EDT

Looks like it’s pretty much gone sideways this year? Full size image CNBC: First-time buyers, who help drive healthy markets, made up only 30 percent of sales in March. That’s well below the 40 percent typical in a healthy market and down from nearly 33 percent in March 2012. Those buyers purchase from existing homeowners, [...]

Looks like it’s pretty much gone sideways this year?

Full size image

CNBC:

First-time buyers, who help drive healthy markets, made up only 30 percent of sales in March. That’s well below the 40 percent typical in a healthy market and down from nearly 33 percent in March 2012. Those buyers purchase from existing homeowners, who then are able to move on to larger houses.