The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for June 2018:
NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES, JUNE 2018
New Home Sales
Sales of new single-family houses in June 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $631,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 5.3 percent (±17.1 percent)* below the revised May rate of 666,000, but is 2.4 percent (±24.0 percent)* above the June 2017 estimate of $616,000.
Sales Price
The median sales price of new houses sold in June 2018 was $302,100. The average sales price was $363,300.
For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply
The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of June was $301,000. This represents a supply of 5.7 months at the current sales rate.
The July report is scheduled for release on August 23, 2018.
For the full article, please visit: https://www.census.gov/construction/nrs/pdf/newressales.pdf
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