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New Home Sales in July at annual rate of 412,000
Sales of new single-family houses in July 2014 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 412,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 2.4 percent (±11.9%) below the revised June rate of 422,000, but is 12.3 percent (±17.1%) above the July 2013 estimate of 367,000.
The median sales price of new houses sold in July 2014 was $269,800; the average sales price was $339,100. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of July was 205,000. This represents a supply of 6.0 months at the current sales rate.
Posted: August 25, 2014 Monday 10:00 AM