Tuesday, January 31, 2006

December Positive for New Home Sales

U.S. New-Home Sales Rise in December(January 30, 2006) --

New-home sales posted an annual sales gain of 3 percent to 1.269 million units in December from 1.233 million the previous month, a joint report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Commerce Department shows.

New-home sales for all of 2005 rose 6.6 percent to 1.282 million from 1.203 million in 2004.

The median new-home price in December hit $221,800, while the average price reached $272,900.

Source: Industry Week, John McClenahan (01/30/06)

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