Home Business U.S. existing home sales surge, boosted by Fed's signal on rates Business U.S. existing home sales surge, boosted by Fed's signal on rates By Genpie - March 22, 2019 98 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp U.S. home sales surged in February to their highest level in 11 months, a sign that a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve was starting to boost the U.S. economy.