New Home Sales Jumped 14% in September

Sales of new homes jumped 14% in September to the fastest pace in six months as strong demand helped offset rising prices, the Associated Press reported. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new single-family homes rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 800,000 units last month, well above what economists had been expecting. However, the government revised lower its estimates for sales in the previous two months, with August now showing a 1.4% decline to a rate of 702,000 units. The September sales pace was the strongest since sales reached an annual rate of 873,000 in March. The median price of a new home, the point where half the homes sold for more and half for less, rose to a record $408,800 in September, up 9.5% from a year ago. The average sales prices in September increased to $451,700, up 11.5% from a year ago.

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