New Home Sales for August, 2006
The August, 2006 New Home Sales report was released this morning:
Predicted: 1,040,000
New Home Sales for August, 2006: 1,050,000
August New Home Sales: Average Price: $304,400
August New Home Sales: Median Price: $237,000
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July, 2006 New Home Sales (Revised): 1,009,000
August, 2005 New Home Sales: 1,271,000
Compiled jointly by the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the monthly New Home Sales report measures the number of newly-built homes with committed buyers for a given month.
The "predicted" figure is what economists and Wall Street forecasters were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.
The New Home Sales report is watched by economists and investors because it offers insight into the state of the U.S. housing market, and also provides data that can be used to predict sales of large household furniture and appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners and microwave ovens.
Click here to view the full Commerce Department report (PDF).
Predicted: 1,040,000
New Home Sales for August, 2006: 1,050,000
August New Home Sales: Average Price: $304,400
August New Home Sales: Median Price: $237,000
-----------------------------------------------------
July, 2006 New Home Sales (Revised): 1,009,000
August, 2005 New Home Sales: 1,271,000
Compiled jointly by the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the monthly New Home Sales report measures the number of newly-built homes with committed buyers for a given month.
The "predicted" figure is what economists and Wall Street forecasters were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.
The New Home Sales report is watched by economists and investors because it offers insight into the state of the U.S. housing market, and also provides data that can be used to predict sales of large household furniture and appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners and microwave ovens.
Click here to view the full Commerce Department report (PDF).
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posted by FedPrimeRate.com | 9/27/2006 01:02:00 PM
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