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New Home Sales (Jul. 2016)

Against expectations, new home sales surged in July to reach their highest level in over eight years. But that has caused market conditions to tighten even further. And, with housing starts stalling of late, rising demand will lead to house price gains, rather than higher sales, over the remainder of the year.

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