US home sales increase 2.6 percent to 5.04 million, fastest pace in 8 months By Washington Examiner July 22, 2014 2:02 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — US home sales increase 2.6 percent to 5.04 million, fastest pace in 8 months. TagsHousing Related Content Defense Trump announces new ‘Americas Counter Cartel Coalition’ at Shield of the Americas Summit Crime NYC vigil for Ayatollah Khamenei turns violent as protestors clash White House WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Shield of Americas Summit Foreign Policy Iran promises to not attack Middle East neighbors but still faces ‘complete destruction,’ Trump says In Focus From tariffs to Taiwan: The cards Xi Jinping could play against Trump’s Iran war