New home sales took a double hit yesterday, according to HUD and the Census Bureau: not only did April new home sales fall by nearly 6 percent, March sales revised sharply downward by more than 10 percent.
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March New Home Sales Roar
March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, the saying goes, but it evidently doesn’t apply to new home sales.
MBA Chart of the Week: New Home Sales, Single-Family Housing Starts
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week focuses on newly built homes, as measured by new home sales and single-family housing starts.
MBA Chart of the Week: New Home Sales, Single-Family Housing Starts
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week focuses on newly built homes, as measured by new home sales and single-family housing starts.
New Home Sales Take a February Hit
Historically, February has never been a big month for home sales—it’s cold, the weather is unpredictable and it’s, well, February. But during the hottest—and strangest—housing winter in memory, could this February also defy logic.
2021 New Home Sales Off to Solid Start
The report said sales of new single-family houses in January rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 923,000, 4.3 percent higher than the revised December rate of 885,000 and 19.3 percent higher than a year ago (774,000).
December New Home Sales Post Modest Increase
New home sales rose by 1.6 percent in December—slightly less than consensus expectations, HUD and the Census Bureau reported yesterday.
November New Home Sales Down 11%
Sales of new single-family houses in November fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 841,000, the Census Bureau and HUD reported yesterday. This is 11 percent below the revised October rate of 945,000, but is 20.8 percent higher than a year ago (696,000).
New Home Sales Fall for 1st Time in 6 Months–But No Worries
New home sales fell for the first time since May, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Even so, the news continued to be good.
New Home Sales Fall for First Time Since Spring
September new home sales fell for the first time in five months, HUD and the Census Bureau reported yesterday.