New Home Sales In the Midwest Decline In July But Prices Increase

New home sales in the midwest declined in July to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 54,000 homes, a decline of 6.9 percent from the month before when sales were at a rate of 58,000 homes, according to a report just released by the U.S. Commerce Department.  The new home sales rate for the midwest in July 2015 was exactly the same as July 2014.

The new home supply in the United States decreased in July 1.9 percent to 5.2 months from a 5.3 month supply the month before and marks a decline of 14.8 percent from July 2014 when there was a 6.1 month supply.

New home prices increased 3 percent in July to a median price of $285,900 from $277,500 the month before and was 2 percent higher than a year ago when the median price of new homes sold in the U.S. was $280,400.

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