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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Sales of newly constructed homes fell 10% in January, sinking to the lowest level on record, according to a government report released Thursday.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that new home sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000 in January from a revised 344,000 in December. It was the lowest level since the Census Bureau began keeping records in 1963.
Economists were expecting a sales rate of 324,000, according to consensus estimates compiled by Briefing.com...Click here to continue reading
If HOUSE SALES ARE DOWN , WHY HAS MY ASSESMENT GONE UP?
ReplyDeleteAt a meeting with the assor they base the increase on sales in my area.