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Sales of new U.S. homes increased 4.5% in March, showing their third straight monthly gain as the housing market slowly recovers from a mortgage-rate spike last year that caused homebuying to slump.
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Read More »Expanding home-buying options with a fixer-upper mortgage
It's the lament of first-time homebuyers in just about every market: There aren't enough entry-level houses that are move-in ready.
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Read More »US new-home sales plunge by 8.9 percent in October
The number of new homes sold in the U.S. plummeted by 8.9 percent in October, even as the number of newly built, unsold homes sitting on the market climbed to its highest level since 2009.
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Read More »US new-home sales slump for 4th straight month
Sales of new U.S. homes plunged by 5.5 percent in September, showing the fourth straight monthly drop as the housing market cools and mortgage rates rise.
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Read More »After a lull, new-home sales up 3.5 percent in August
Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 3.5 percent in August, snapping a two-month decline as buying surged in the pricey Northeast and West housing markets.
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Read More »New-home sales fall 5.3 pct in June … a warning sign?
Sales of new U.S. houses tumbled 5.3 percent in June and the median sales price also slipped, a possibly ominous sign for the U.S. housing market.
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Read More »US new-home sales climbed 6.7 percent in May
The number of new houses being sold in the U.S. increased by 6.7 percent in May, driven mostly by purchases in the south.
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Read More »US new home sales skyrocket 17.5 percent in November
Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes at the fastest pace in more than 25 years in November, as sales rose by 17.5 percent amid strong demand and a continued shortage of existing homes on the market.
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Read More »US new-home sales reach 8-year high in June
Americans bought new homes in June at the fastest pace in more than eight years, a sign that a solid job market and low mortgage rates are bolstering the U.S. housing market.
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Read More »Sales of new homes fall in July
Fewer Americans bought new homes in July, evidence that the housing sector is struggling to gain traction more than five years into the economic recovery.
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