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A |     LOS ANGELES -- Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the fourth month in a row in September, held back by surging mortgage rates and a thin supply of properties on the market.Existing home sales fell 2% last month from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That’s just above the 3.9 million unit pace that economists were expecting, according to FactSet.Sales sank 15.4% compared with the same month last year and are down 21% through the first nine months of the year versus the same period in 2022.Despite the housing market slump, home prices kept climbing versus a year ago. The national median sales price rose 2.8% from September last year to $394,300. It slipped 3.1% from August.“Clearly, the story of limited inventory and rising and rising mortgage rates continues to hinder the home sales market,” said Lawrence Yun, the NAR’s chief economist.The weekly average rate on a 30-year mortgage moved above 7% in August, when many of the home sales that were finalized in September would have gone under contract. It has remained above that threshold since, surging last week to 7.57%, the highest level since 2000, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already out of reach for many Americans. They also discourage homeowners who locked in rock-bottom rates two years ago from selling.While surging mortgage rates have shut out many prospective buyers, a chronic shortage of homes for sale continues to keep the market competitive, especially for the most affordable homes.Homes sold last month typically within just 21 days after hitting the market, and about 26% of homes sold for more than their list price, the NAR said.All told, there were 1.13 million homes on the market by the end of last month, up 2.7% from August, but down 8.1% from September last year, the NAR said. That amounts to just a 3.4-month supply, going by the current sales pace. In a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, there is a 4- to 5-month supply.。    特约记者 张旭          　　畅游诗画里、闲居水云间。近日，刘台子满族乡招商引资项目——龙泉海滨度假村开发改造项目投入运营，从单一产业到吃住玩多元发展，丰富的旅游新场景、新业态，激活了乡村旅游“一池春水”。         　　蓝天碧海、海浪涛涛，走进龙泉海滨度假村，暖居、木屋、果树、沙滩、垂钓园……一座简约而现代的庭院映入眼帘，迎着海风，嗅着果香，无论男女老少都可以在这里尽情享受休闲度假时光。         　　游客殷国春说：“海滨度假村这个地方吃喝玩乐一条龙，晚上有灯光秀和篝火晚会。住的环境也特别舒适，我和家人朋友到这里住了几天，玩得特别开心。”          　　龙泉海滨度假村开发改造项目总投资1000余万元，占地30亩，拥有6000多平方米的优质海滩浴场和可接待200人的四季餐厅，建有标准房间70间、特色木屋13间、阳光套房4间。

B | 瓜果时节，庭院中种植的杏、梨、苹果、樱桃等各类果树，可随意采摘。         　　近年来，刘台子满族乡依托丰富的海洋旅游资源，积极融入“打造北方旅游胜地”建设，高品质发展休闲度假产业，在提升旅游品位上做“特”，在选择旅游项目上做“精”，守好旅游底色、突出地域文化、彰显美丽风景，形成多元化乡村旅游度假体系，满足游客多样化需求。         　　刘台子满族乡副乡长崔楠说：“刘台子满族乡着力打造京津冀休闲度假目的地，大力发展乡村旅游产业，以龙泉海滨度假村为引领，带动周边农家院等相关产业形成合力，让游客招得来、留得住，形成吃住玩一体的产业链模式，让乡村一日游变多日游，提高旅游热潮工作成效，让乡村旅游促进乡村振兴。

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