The previous three months were revised up by a total of 5 thousand (SA).
"Sales of new single-family houses in April 2015 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 517,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.8 percent above the revised March rate of 484,000 and is 26.1 percent above the April 2014 estimate of 410,000."
Click on graph for larger image.The first graph shows New Home Sales vs. recessions since 1963. The dashed line is the current sales rate.
Even with the increase in sales over the previous two years, new home sales are still close to the bottoms for previous recessions.
The second graph shows New Home Months of Supply.
The months of supply decreased in April to 4.8 months.The all time record was 12.1 months of supply in January 2009.
This is now in the normal range (less than 6 months supply is normal).
"The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of April was 205,000. This represents a supply of 4.8 months at the current sales rate."
On inventory, according to the Census Bureau:"A house is considered for sale when a permit to build has been issued in permit-issuing places or work has begun on the footings or foundation in nonpermit areas and a sales contract has not been signed nor a deposit accepted."Starting in 1973 the Census Bureau broke this down into three categories: Not Started, Under Construction, and Completed.
The third graph shows the three categories of inventory starting in 1973.
The inventory of completed homes for sale is still low, and the combined total of completed and under construction is also low.
The last graph shows sales NSA (monthly sales, not seasonally adjusted annual rate).In April 2015 (red column), 49 thousand new homes were sold (NSA). Last year 39 thousand homes were sold in April. This is the highest for April since 2008.
The high for April was 116 thousand in 2005, and the low for April was 30 thousand in 2011.
This was above expectations of 509,000 sales in April, and this is still a solid start for 2015. I'll have more later today.
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