Read more new-home sales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27478/new-home-sales.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 11:50:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22410/surprise-existing-home-sales-jump.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=87034&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015929' border='0' />Existing home sales stunned Wall Street today with an unexpected spike, Bloomberg reports. The metric rose 2.9% in February to an annual pace of 5.03 million. Analysts had predicted yet another decline, to a 4.85 million pace. But one economist said this was only a “temporary pause....A sold sign rests on the ground next to a house, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in Euclid, Ohio.http://www.newser.com/story/22410/surprise-existing-home-sales-jump.htmlMon, 24 Mar 2008 10:45:47 CDT