The Commerce Department said Monday that new-home sales fell 2.3 percent to a 295,000 - a six-month low – and less than half the roughly 700,000 that economists say must be sold to sustain a healthy housing market.
But all home sales remain weak. August sales for previously occupied homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.03 million were slightly above last year's sales but still almost a million … (5 comments)
home buyers: Americans overwhelming consider owning a home essential to the American Dream
- 06/29/11 09:46 AM
I realize it has been awhile since I posted anything. But I am back and I believe this is too important not to share. A recent survey of people likely to vote in 2012 conducted on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that despite the ups and downs of the housing market, home owners and non-owners alike consider owning a home essential to the American Dream. 75% of the people polled said that owning a home is worth the risk of fluctuations in the market and 95% of home owners said they are happy with their decision … (7 comments)
Sales of new U.S. homes fell to in August. The fourth straight monthly decline during the peak buying season suggests the housing market is years away from a recovery.
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