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Because new home sales trigger consumption, they have significant market impact upon release. New home sales also serve as a good indicator of economic turning points due to their consumer income sensitivity. Generally, when economic conditions slow down, new home sales serve as an early indicator of such a depression. [citation needed]
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast new home sales, which account for 15.6% of U.S. home sales, falling to a rate of 700,000 units. New home sales are counted at the signing of a contract.
National home sales and prices both fell dramatically in March 2007 — the steepest plunge since the 1989 Savings and Loan crisis. According to NAR data, sales were down 13% to 482,000 from the peak of 554,000 in March 2006, and the national median price fell nearly 6% to $217,000 from a peak of $230,200 in July 2006.
In economics, a transaction cost is a cost incurred when making an economic trade when participating in a market. [1]The idea that transactions form the basis of economic thinking was introduced by the institutional economist John R. Commons in 1931.
New home sales are counted at the signing of a contract, making them a leading indicator of the housing market. They, however, can be volatile on a month-to-month basis. Sales increased 8.3% on a ...
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast new home sales, which account for 13.1% of U.S. home sales, would hit a rate of 640,000 units. New home sales are counted at the signing of a contract ...
Prices are flat, home sales fall, resulting in inventory buildup. U.S. Home Construction Index is down over 40% as of mid-August 2006 compared to a year earlier. A total of 1,259,118 foreclosures were filed during the year, up 42 percent from 2005. [51]
Every month, the U.S. Census Bureau releases a report called New Home Sales. The moment it arrives, investors, financial journalists, lawmakers, central bankers and economists begin poring over it ...