http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/new-home-sales Blog Articles Tagged with 'new-home-sales' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1132400?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales When I started this blog (Jan 2005), I was concerned about excessive speculation in housing and extremely loose lending practices. It appeared that housing starts and new home sales would fall significantly. I forecast record foreclosures and signifi... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:14:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1132400?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1128022?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales Residential developers, during the boom, built, sold, and then built some more. Now they're taking a welcome breather.The new home inventory is the lowest it has been since August 2004, according to a new Census Bureau report. Unfortunately, new home... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:22:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1128022?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1128005?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales From CNN:August sales came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 460,000, the Census Bureau report showed, down 11.5% from a revised 520,000 in July. The reading was well below the consensus forecast of 513,000, according to economists surveyed ... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:02:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1128005?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1127770?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales The housing market in almost all bubble markets is not and will not recover in the current half of 2008. The housing cheerleaders, Lawrence Yun said in July 2008: I think we are very near to the end of the housing downturn, (AP News).The just releas... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1127770?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1129018?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales Tim Duy:Regardless of Bailout, US Economy Decelerating, by Tim Duy: The US economy is limping through the second half of the year as the impact of this summer s stimulus checks fades. The continued weakness, I suspect, will come as a shock to the p... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1129018?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1127386?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales According to the Census Bureau report, New Home Sales in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 460 thousand. Sales for July were revised up slightly to 520 thousand. Click on graph for larger image in new window.The first graph shows ... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1127386?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1127267?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales From the Census Bureau: New Residential Sales in August 2008 Sales of new one-family houses in August 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 460,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Departmen... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1127267?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1115769?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales From CNN Money:The government offered more discouraging news about the housing sector on Tuesday, reporting that new home sales rose slightly in July only after revising the previous month's number sharply lower.Sales for July came in at a seasonally... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:25:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1115769?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1115569?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales There is wide disagreement in the comments on how much further New Home Sales will decline. Last year we had a contest on existing home sales (winners here). Note: although I didn't enter the contest, I predicted, at the end of 2006, existing home sa... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1115569?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1115428?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales According to the Census Bureau report, New Home Sales in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 515 thousand. Sales for June were revised down to 503 thousand. Click on graph for larger image in new window.The first graph shows monthly ne... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1115428?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-mugurian/1115168?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales As I watched the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, I came away from the entire event with a sense of awe. The Chinese did a wonderful job, and their attention to detail was beyond impressive.My takeaway from this massive show o... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:40:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-mugurian/1115168?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114334?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales It is difficult to compare monthly housing starts directly to sales. The monthly housing starts report from the Census Bureau includes apartments, owner built units and condos that are not included in the New Home sales report. However, every quarter... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114334?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1113904?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales Citigroup analyst Josh Levin picked a gutsy time to initiate coverage of home builder stocks. It s telling too that he called his first report House of Blues.Levin paints a still gloomy picture of the industry. He doesn t think the recently passe... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:07:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1113904?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1109567?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales I've been meaning to go over some of the details in last week's Housing data. I was surprised to hear several commentators discuss the imminent turnaround in Housing. Mind you, these were the people who missed the entire significance of Housing befor... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:07:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1109567?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1109673?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales Since I was out of town on Friday, here is a somewhat belated look at the New Home sales report from the Census Bureau.According to the Census Bureau report, New Home Sales in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 530 thousand. Sales for ... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:01:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1109673?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1109687?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales Note: the graphs will be posted this weekend when I return home from the real estate conference.From the Census Bureau: New Residential Sales in June 2008 Sales of new one-family houses in June 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 530,00... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1109687?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1108777?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales A survey of builders released yesterday indicated that builder confidence in the new-home market in July hit a new low for the third-month in a row. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index in July dropped to the low... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:12:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1108777?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1102911?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales There was no Spring this year. This year saw the smallest increase in sales from the Winter doldrums, to the Spring selling season, since the Census Bureau started tracking new home sales in 1963.Note: Please see my earlier post for more on new home ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:23:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1102911?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1102904?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales I had to do a double-take when i saw that number: Sales of new one-family houses in May 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 512,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing a... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1102904?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1103644?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales I had to do a double-take when i saw that number: Sales of new one-family houses in May 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 512,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing a... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1103644?rsstype=tag&tag=new-home-sales