UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

摘要

In a sign that the housing market is stabilizing in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 units in April, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The April rate is 6.2% lower than the April 2019 pace. "The April data for new home sales show the potential for housing to lead any recovery for the overall economy," said Dean Mon, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). "Because the housing industry entered this downturn underbuilt, there exists considerable pent-up housing demand on the sidelines. The experience of the virus mitigation has emphasized the importance of home for most Americans."