Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High September 25, 2012 George Duarte Housing Analysis Comments Off on Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million “existing homes” sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month prior and a nine percent jump from August 2011.