new home sales

The number of people who bought new homes fell for the third straight month in July, putting sales on track to finish this year as the worst on records dating back half a century.

Fewer people bought new homes in June, evidence that the housing market remains weak.

New U.S. single-family home sales rose unexpectedly in April to notch their second straight month of gains and prices increased, according to a government report on Tuesday.

Sales of new homes plunged in February to the slowest pace on records dating back nearly half a century, a dismal sign for an already-weak housing market.

Buyers purchased the fewest number of new homes last year on records going back 47 years.

More people purchased new homes in November, though not enough to signal better times are ahead for the battered housing industry.

Sales of new homes improved last month after the worst summer in nearly five decades, but not enough to lift the struggling economy.

Stock futures edged higher Friday as traders anticipated a report on new home sales for fresh clues about the health of the economy.

Sales of new single-family homes tumbled more than expected as the effects of a tax credit faded.

Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, bouncing off the previous month's record low and blowing past expectations as government incentives and better weather boosted sales.