National Existing Home Sales Fell For the 16th Straight Month, Is There An End In Sight? July 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Dr Denver Existing home sales were expected to slow down in June, however, the drop was more than forecasted. Existing homes sales fell 1.7% month over month against expectations of a 0.6% decline to 5.27 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.