February New-Home Sales Slog

New-home sales again slogged in February, with sales of new, single-family homes down 0.6 percent to 618,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The average new-home sales price was $376,700, while the median was $326,800. New-home listing inventory was 305,000—5.9-months supply.
“New-home sales are at a steady level, which is consistent with our measures of solid builder confidence in the housing market,” said Randy N