U.S. home sales rose in October as buyers continued to compete for a limited number of homes for sale.

Existing-home sales increased 0.8% in October from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.34 million, the highest pace since January, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. October sales fell 5.8% from a year earlier.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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