Distressed sales – foreclosures and brief gross sales – represented lower than 1% of sales in October, equal to the percentage seen a month prior and equal to October 2020. [newline]First-time patrons accounted for 29% of gross sales in October, up from 28% in September and down from 32% in October 2020. Individual investors or second-home patrons, who make up many money gross sales, bought 17% of houses in October, up from both 13% in September and from 14% in October 2020. According to the National Association of Realtors®, existing-home gross sales elevated in October, marking two straight months of growth . Two of the 4 major U.S. regions noticed month-over-month sales climb, one region reported a drop and the fourth space held regular in October. The share of respondents who say residence prices will go up in the subsequent 12 months decreased from 37% to 39%, while the proportion …