Existing-home sales climbed in February across most of the U.S., according to the National Association of Realtors. Among the four major U.S. regions, sales jumped in the West, South and Midwest and were unchanged in the Northeast. But year over year, sales declined in all regions.

Total existing-home sales — completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — bounced 9.5 percent from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million in Please log in to see the rest of this story.