Residential News » North America Residential News Edition | By David Barley | February 24, 2012 10:15 AM ET
According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of new single-family houses in January 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 321,000. This is 0.9 percent (±16.6%) below the revised December rate of 324,000, but is 3.5 percent (±17.6%) above the January 2011 estimate of 310,000.