WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes retreated in August, one month after surging to the highest level in nearly nine years. Activity fell in all regions of the country except the West. New home sales dropped 7.6 percent last ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, as low mortgage rates and a steady job market are fueling a real estate surge. New-home sales jumped 12.4 ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans bought new homes in June at the fastest pace in more than eight years, a sign that a solid job market and low mortgage rates are bolstering the broader U.S. economy. The Commerce Department said Tuesday ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped back from buying new homes in March, the third consecutive monthly decline as sales plunged sharply in the Western states. New-home sales slipped 1.5 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 511,000, ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. homebuyers in the West accounted for all of February’s increase in sales of new houses, possibly signaling uncertain growth prospects for the broader real estate market heading into the spring buying season. The Commerce Department said ...

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WASHINGTON – Sales of new homes recovered in October after suffering a steep drop in September, indicating a return to stability in the housing market. The Commerce Department says new-home sales climbed 10.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted ...

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WASHINGTON — Sales of new U.S. homes plummeted in March, as the spring buying season opened with sharp declines in the Northeast and South. The Commerce Department said late last week that new-home sales fell 11.4 percent in March to ...

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WASHINGTON – Sales of new U.S. homes edged up modestly in October, led by a big jump in activity in the Midwest. New home sales advanced 0.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 458,000, the Commerce ...

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WASHINGTON  — Fewer Americans bought new homes in July, evidence that the housing sector is struggling to gain traction more than five years into the economic recovery. The Commerce Department said Monday that new-home sales fell 2.4 percent last month ...

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New single-family home sales have hit a six-year high. Sales of new homes surged 18.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000, the U.S. Census Bureau said. It’s the highest level since May 2008 and the biggest increase ...

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