New Homes For Sale In The US At 16-Year Low

WASH POST - Builders have made huge strides in whittling away at the over supply of homes, which is key to regaining their footing in the market. The builders have instituted dramatic cutbacks in home construction, either voluntarily or because they were forced to after their financing was cut off. The end result is that the raw number of new homes for sale at the end of July was 271,000, the lowest reading since March 1993 (see chart above).

MP: The new homes for sale at the end of July (271,000) is less than half of the peak levels in 2007, and are even below the average since 1963 of 329,300. One more sign of a significant correction in the real estate market, and further evidence that the recession is ending.

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