The substantial drop in new home sales in July is not as bad it looks, as a large upward revision to the previous month’s estimate meant that decline came from a 12-year high. A slowing economy rules out a strong rise in new sales over the next few months, but a healthy inventory and low mortgage rates mean sales will see a small gain to around 670,000 annualised by the end of the year.
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