New home sales tumble in June at fastest rate in nearly a year

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New home sales tumble in June at fastest rate in nearly a year

July 24, 2014




Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell sharply in June and the prior month's data was revised to show less robust growth, suggesting the housing market would struggle to regain momentum.

The Commerce Department said on Thursday that sales dropped 8.1 percent, the largest decline since July 2013, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 406,000 units.

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