July new home sales and durables orders rise
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Sales of new single-family U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in July and new orders for durable goods posted strong gains that underlined the economy's strength just before a credit crisis socked financial markets.
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New home sales unexpectedly rose to an 870,000 annual sales pace in July, reversing two months of declines, and inventories eased, the Commerce Department reported.
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Home loan borrowing continued to surge in July, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.
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US industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.
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Standard Pacific Corp , which  builds homes in the once-hottest U.S. markets, said on Monday  net new orders in July and August rose 20 percent, with those  in California nearly doubling.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers increased their spending in July by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season got off to a strong start in August, boosting hopes the economy will not stumble into a recession this year.
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U.S. new home sales jumped a surprising 9.4 percent in August, the fastest acceleration of sales in almost four years, as a fresh dip in mortgage interest rates attracted buyers, a government report showed on Monday.
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Orders for durable goods rose in September for the third time in four months. Home sales also increased. Orders for goods intended to last more than three years increased 0.2 percent to $195.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose  unexpectedly in July and existing homes sales fell less than  forecast in June, reports showed on Tuesday, boosting market  expectations for an August rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
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An expected spike in mortgage rates was supposed to cool off the red-hot housing market, but that spike failed to happen, and real estate sales remained strong in July both locally and nationally, according to reports released yesterday.
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The sale of new single-family homes across the country rose by 9.4 percent in August, ending a two-month dip, the US Commerce Department reported yesterday.
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The Commerce Department said that stocks of unsold goods increased by 0.9 percent in July, down from a 1.1 percent rise in June. Sales, meanwhile, rose by 0.6 percent in July - three times the 0.2 percent increase registered in the previous month.
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Sales of new homes dropped in July by the largest amount since February while the inventory of unsold homes climbed to a record high.
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New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods excluding the volatile transportation sector rose more  than expected in July and the number of workers seeking jobless  benefits fell slightly last week, government reports showed on  Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - Factory orders for costly manufactured goods in July recorded the biggest gain in four months. Meanwhile, new-home sales slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity.
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For the first time since March, sales of new homes rose in August.
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Oil prices rose Friday after the U.S. government reported sales of durable goods and new homes rose in July, suggesting the economy may not be slowing as much as investors feared.