U.S. existing home sales tumbled to the lowest level in more than two years in January as falling inventory raised house prices.

Home sales dropped 8.4% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million units, the lowest level since December 2023, the National Association of Realtors said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast home resales declining to a rate of 4.18 million units.