Home Building and Sales Down

New figures from the National Association of Realtors show that the number of new homes being built and the number of homes being sold were both down during May.

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July 3, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

Economists tie the downturn in the housing market with continued low performance in job creation and high unemployment figures.

"Reflecting on the housing figures, the National Association of Realtors' chief economist, Lawrence Yun, said in a statement that job creation was one of the critical elements that would determine whether the housing market could grow without federal stimulus.

The association said its index, which tracks pending home sales, fell in May, after the government tax credit for home buyers expired. The index for contracts signed in May fell by 30 percent, to 77.6, down from 110.9 in April. The index is down nearly 16 percent from where it stood in May 2009, the association said."

FULL STORY: Home Sales and Building Slowed in May

Thursday, July 1, 2010 in The New York Times

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