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Costs drive down new home sales in July; homeownership elusive for many

(The Center Square) — Sales of new single-family houses dropped more than 10% from June to July, as the average price of a new home grew by roughly 4%, a new U.S. Census Bureau report shows.

New home sales last month were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000 units, compared to 678,000 new single-family units that sold in June, even though supply grew by nearly 2%.

The report, however, cov…

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