US new home sales up 17.5 percent in November

Friday, 22 December 2017 22:24:29 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego

Sales of new single-family houses in the US in November 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 733,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  This is 17.5 percent (±10.4 percent) above the revised October rate of 624,000 and is 26.6 percent (±16.6 percent) above the November 2016 estimate of 579,000.

The median sales price of new houses sold in November 2017 was $318,700.  The average sales price was $377,100.

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of November was 283,000.  This represents a supply of 4.6 months at the current sales rate.


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