Existing-home sales drew back in September, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. Three out of four major U.S. regions registered sales declines while the West experienced a sales bounce. Year-over-year, sales fell in three regions but grew in the West, the organization said.

Total existing home sales — completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — receded 1 percent from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.84 million in September. Year-over-year, sales waned 3.5 percent (down from Please log in to see the rest of this story.