New home sales fall in February
New home sales fell 3.3 percent from February and 1.1 percent below the level seen in February 2013, according to the latest figures from the Census Department.
New home sales fell 3.3 percent from February and 1.1 percent below the level seen in February 2013, according to the latest figures from the Census Department.
By SoldAtTheTop, Guest blogger
Today, the聽U.S. Census Department聽released its monthly聽New Residential Home Sales Report聽for February showing a notable decline with sales falling 3.3% from January dropping 1.1% below the level seen in February 2013 and remaining at an historically low level of 440K SAAR units.聽
The monthly supply increased to 5.2 months while the median selling price declined 1.24% and the average selling price increased 1.60% from the year ago level.聽
The following chart show the extent of sales decline to date (click for full-larger version).聽