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New-home sales down 26.4% in 2007
Sales of new homes dropped by a record amount in 2007 while prices posted the weakest showing in 16 years, demonstrating the troubles builders are facing with a huge backlog of unsold homes. The Commerce Department reported this week that sales of new homes dropped by 26.4 percent last year to 774,000. That marked the worst sales year on record, surpassing the old mark of a 23.1 percent plunge in... This content only available to REAL Trends Members. Please log in below.|
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