by Calculated Danger on 12/23/2024 10:00:00 AM
The Census Bureau studies New House Gross sales in November had been at a seasonally adjusted annual price (SAAR) of 664 thousand.
The earlier three months had been revised up, mixed.
Gross sales of recent single-family homes in November 2024 had been at a seasonally adjusted annual price of 664,000, in accordance
to estimates launched collectively at present by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Division of Housing and City
Improvement. That is 5.9 % above the revised October price of 627,000 and is 8.7 % above the November 2023 estimate of 611,000.
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The primary graph exhibits New House Gross sales vs. recessions since 1963. The dashed line is the present gross sales price.
New dwelling gross sales had been beneath pre-pandemic ranges.
The second graph exhibits New House Months of Provide.
The months of provide decreased in November to eight.9 months from 9.2 months in October.
The all-time document excessive was 12.2 months of provide in January 2009. The all-time document low was 3.3 months in August 2020.
That is properly above the highest of the traditional vary (about 4 to six months of provide is regular).
“The seasonally-adjusted estimate of recent homes on the market on the finish of November was 490,000. This represents a
provide of 8.9 months on the present gross sales price.”
Gross sales had been above expectations of 650 thousand SAAR, and gross sales for the three earlier months had been revised up, mixed. I will have extra later at present.
