New York Daily News

Americans are unmoved

- Robert Dominguez

MORE AMERICANS are opting to stay where they are.

A study from American Express showed 27.8 million Americans — 12% of the population — plan to move this year, according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker.

That’s down from 16% a year ago — and a sign people consider the housing sector to be more of a seller’s market. Of this year’s respondent­s, 25% said it was a seller’s market, more than double the 12% from two years ago.

More people staying put should benefit home improvemen­t retailers and contractor­s. The study found 75% of homeowners plan to spruce up their homes, up from 73% last year.

EARLY PEEK AT GALAXY

Fans of Samsung smartphone­s have to wait until April 10 to get their hands on the latest Galaxy gadgets.

But New Yorkers can already get a preview and a hands-on demo of the devices at a slew of local stores.

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Edge (inset), which were available for preorders Friday, are on display at Samsung Experience Shops at Best Buy, plus participat­ing Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular stores throughout the five boroughs.

For a list of locations, go to samsung.com/galaxys6pr­eview.

MOBILE APP TO AID COLLEGE APPS

Wells Fargo is offering a new way to make banking easier for Spanish-speaking customers — and help put Latino students through college.

The bank, in partnershi­p with the Hispanic Scholarshi­p Fund, will donate $1 to the fund for every customer who downloads its mobile app from April 1 through April 30 and sets the language preference to Spanish.

The app is available for iPhones, Android and Windows phones. For info: BancaFacil­yListo.com.

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