U.S. new home sales fell in January, almost completely retracing the strong gain seen in December, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.
The decrease in new-home sales to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 284,000 was below the 300,000 pace expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
New-home sales in December rose a revised 15.7% to a 325,000 level compared with the previous estimate of a 17.5% rise to 329,000.
New-home sales are down 18.6% compared with a year ago.
The supply of new homes fell 0.5% to 188,000 units.
The supply in relation to sales rose to 7.9 months in January from 7.0 months in December. Median sales prices have risen 5.7% in the past year to $230,600.
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es normal, por el exceso de suelo, las ventas de casas nuevas decaen, y las de segunda mano suben de precio.
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