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among real estate professionals. Here's your midday brief for Wednesday, January 14th. I'm Alex

Osloaf for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. existing home sales finished last year with surprisingly strong momentum. They rose 5.1% in

December, the biggest gain in nearly two years. The National Association of Realtors says that's

thanks to lower mortgage rates and home prices that are still rising, but at a slower rate. While the market is picking up, the Realtors Group says that's thanks to lower mortgage rates and home prices that are still rising but at a slower

rate. While the market is picking up, the Realtors Group says that annual sales remain at their lowest

level since 1995. News Corp, the journal's owner, operates Realtor.com under a license from the National

Association of Realtors. Bank of America says its fourth quarter profit rose 12% to $7.6 billion as consumer spending picked up.

The bank said spending on debit and credit cards rose 6% while delinquencies of more than 90 days on credit cards fell.

Chief Financial Officer Alistair Borthwick says the bank's metrics show the American consumer remains resilient.

However, the bank's stock dropped more than four and a half percent in midday trading. And Ford has suspended a factory

worker who heckled President Trump during a tour of a Michigan truck plant yesterday. The employee

shouted out, pedophile protector at the president, who responded by raising his middle finger.

The 40-year-old line worker couldn't immediately be reached for comment, but after the event,

he told the Washington Post that he had no regrets. The White House said the president's response

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