Sales of new single-family homes in December beat the market’s median estimate by a wide margin, rising by 11.9% to 811,000 on an annual basis, according to data released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday. … READ MORE >
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New home sales highest since March
New home sales increased by 14% in September to 800,000, the highest since March, indicating that strong demand for new houses continued to drive the market. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: New home sales jump 20.7% in March
New home sales in the United States bounced back with a 20.7% increase in March after a surprising 18.2% decline in February, according to Commerce Department data released Friday. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: New home sales drop 18.2% in February as market cools
New home sales fell 18.2% in February compared to January to a seasonally adjusted 775,000 — a nine-month low. At the same time, median home prices eased 1% to $349,400 nationally, according to government data released on Tuesday. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: New home sales continue to rise
Sales of new homes in January increased by 4.3% month over month, exceeding expectations and climbing to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 923,000, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: New home sales bounce back
New home sales bounced back to 842,000 in December, representing a 1.8% increase over the previous month, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: New home sales continue to surge
Sales of new homes have continued to reach new heights, increasing by 4.8% to a seasonally adjusted rate of a little more than 1 million for August – the first time they had eclipsed that mark since 2006. … READ MORE >