Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: New Home Sales Increase to 698,000 Annual Rate in December
Brief excerpt:
The Census Bureau reported New Home Sales in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 698 thousand. The previous three months were revised down slightly, combined.
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The next graph shows new home sales for 2023 and 2024 by month (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate). Sales in December 2024 were up 6.7% from December 2023.
New home sales, seasonally adjusted, have increased year-over-year in 19 of the last 21 months. This is essentially the opposite of what happened with existing home sales that had been down year-over-year every month for 3+ years (existing home sales have been up year-over-year for the last 3 months).
There is much more in the article.