Wednesday, August 27, 2008

New-home sales rose little in July, prices fell

"Sales of new homes rose in July, but still fell short of economists' expectations, and home prices continued to sink.

The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that new-home sales rose by 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 515,000 units, the most since April.

But sales in June had plummeted to a pace of just 503,000 - down from previous estimates of 530,000 - to mark the worst showing since September 1991."

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New-home sales rose little in July, prices fell

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