New home sales up more than expected

Posted April 25th, 2011 by mkling and filed in Real estate

New home sales jumped 11 percent in March, the Commerce Department announced today. The good news is that new home sales increased more than expected. The Commerce Department reported about 300,000 new home sales compared to the 280,000 sales predicted.

The number of sales was still smaller than the 384,000 homes sold in March of 2010. Continue Reading »