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New home sales fell by 7.8% month over month in January and 1% year over year according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. new residential construction rose by nearly 10% month over month in January to more than 1.3 million on a seasonally adjusted annual basis.
The Census Bureau's advance report on January retail sales came in lower than expected as car sales dipped month over month.
New home sale dropped 9.3% month-over-month in December and median prices rose by more than $16,000 as higher priced homes accounted a larger proportion of sales.
While 2017 posted a 10-year high for new housing starts, December's total fell by 8.2% month over month and 6% year over year.
The U.S. population will grow by more than 2 million people in 2017, cementing its place as the world's third most populous nation after China (1.38 billion) and India (1.3 billion).
New home sales soared 26.6% year over year in November keeping for-sale inventory tight and prices high but relatively stable.
Housing starts rose to a year-to-date high in November as new construction continued in the South and began in the West following storm and fire damage earlier this year.
Sales of new homes rose by more than 6% month over month in October according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales rose by about three times that level year over year.
Durable goods orders fell 1.2% month over month in October, well below the consensus estimate for a gain of 0.4%.
October housing starts rose nearly 14% month over month according to the latest report from the Census Bureau. Rebuilding has taken hold in the South as Americans rebuild following the summer's...
The U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that retail sales rose 0.2% month over month in October and 4.6% year over year.
Spending on new construction rose slightly in September, but new single-family residential construction is up nearly 12% year over year.
Sales of new homes in September rose to a 10-year high for the month. Prices were also up sharply, indicating that more sales were going to repeat rather than first-time buyers.
New housing starts dropped sharply in September, largely due to the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The decline exceeded economists' consensus estimates.