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New Home Sales in U.S. Uptick 3% in July

New Home Sales in U.S. Uptick 3% in July

Residential News » North America Residential News Edition | By David Barley | August 23, 2012 10:37 AM ET



residential-1.jpg According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sales of new single-family houses in July 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 372,000.

This is 3.6 percent (±14.1%) above the revised June rate of 359,000 and is 25.3 percent (±18.2%) above the July 2011 estimate of 297,000.

The median sales price of new houses sold in July 2012 was $224,200; the average sales price was $263,200. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of July was 142,000. This represents a supply of 4.6 months at the current sales rate.



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