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U.S new-home sales rise; home prices jump to highest level in 7 years

The number of new homes sold in April rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 454,000, the highest mark since the summer of 2008, the Associated Press and CNBC report. Compared to a year ago, new home sales are up 29 percent, according to Commerce Department data. However, the number is still well […]

May 28, 2013

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New home sales up 1.5% in March

After a dip in February followed a strong surge in January, new home sales edged slightly upward in March. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, sales of new single-family homes rose 1.5 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. At the end of March, 153,000 homes were listed for […]

April 23, 2013

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New-home sales increase 4.4 percent in November

New single-family home sales increased 4.4 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000 units, according to figures from HUD and the United States Census Bureau. It was the highest monthly total since April 2010. National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chief Economist David Crowe said NAHB is projecting about 365,000 new-home […]

December 28, 2012

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August new-home sales hold steady

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  and the United States Census Bureau have released figures revealing the pace of new-home sales held virtually unchanged at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 373,000 units in August. This follows a substantial gain in July, which Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of […]

September 27, 2012