Nationwide existing-home sales grew in November, breaking a streak of five consecutive monthly declines, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Among the four major U.S. regions, sales climbed in the Midwest and South but receded in the Northeast and West. All four regions experienced year-over-year sales decreases.

Total existing home sales — completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — rose 0.8 percent from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of Please log in to see the rest of this story.