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US Home Sales, Prices: June 2015
New-home sales fell 6.8 per cent in June from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000, the lowest reading since November 2014, the US Commerce Department said Friday. US new home sales fell 1.1 per cent in May, down from an initially reported 2.2 per cent increase. Sales jumped 28 per…
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US Housing Starts: June 2015
New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in June to the second-highest level since November 2007 as builders stepped up work on apartment projects. Housing starts rose 9.8 per cent to a 1.17 million annualized rate from a revised 1.07 million in May that was stronger than previously estimated, figures from the Commerce Department showed Friday…
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US House Price Index
This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for May. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for April. The CoreLogic HPI is a three month weighted average and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA). CoreLogic Reports National Homes Prices Rose by 6.3 Percent Year Over Year in May 2015 CoreLogic® … Tuesday released its May 2015 CoreLogic…
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US Home New and Existing Sales: May and June 2105
The rate of new single-family home sales, as estimated by the Census Bureau Wednesday, improved to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000 in May, the fastest pace in seven years and a 2.2 per cent increase over April. Meanwhile the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index increased for the fifth straight…
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Housing Analysis: US Home Prices Edge Higher As Supply Declines
The upward pressure on US home prices is being driven more by supply than demand. And this is lifting the housing sector of late: • Momentum in US sales of both new and existing homes; • Post-bubble burst, price has appreciated much faster than sales improvement; and, • Builders express optimism but are cautious in…
