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April 25, 2008

New-Home Sales Fall to Low Last Seen in Early 1990s


The Commerce Department reports an 8.5 percent drop in new-home sales to an annual pace of 526,000 in March, with economists blaming the largest job cuts since the start of the year for the greater than expected decline. New-home sales have not seen such low levels since the 1990s housing recession, and the 11-month supply of unsold new homes marks a 27-year high.

Posted by S. Germain at April 25, 2008 08:04 AM

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