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Sitka Pacific Capital Management,Llc
Let's dive into builder speculation and the true supply of new homes .
New Home Sales Did Not Really Rise, They Fell Nearly 7 Percent
Yesterday, in New Home Sales Did Not Really Rise, They Fell Nearly 7 Percent, I noted Inaccurate and misleading headlines on new home sales.
Census Bureau Report Details
- Sales: New Home Sales Sales of new single‐family houses in October 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 745,000. This is 0.4 percent above the revised September rate of 742,000, but is 23.1 percent below the October 2020 estimate of 969,000.
- Sales Price: The median sales price of new houses sold in October 2021 was $407,700. The average sales price was $477,800.
- For Sale Inventory: The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of October was 389,000.
- Supply: This represents a supply of 6.3 months at the current sales rate.
For Sale Inventory
The "For Sale" inventory is reportedly 388,000 not adjusted, (389,000 seasonally-adjusted).
As one of my readers also noted, those homes are not really available.
True Inventory
- 388,000 Total
- 245,000 Under Construction
- 106,000 Not Started
- 34,000 Finished
The true supply is 34,000 but if you want to be liberal, then add in those under construction.
245,000 homes under construction is a historically high number. So is the total, but the total is misleading.
This material is based upon information that Sitka Pacific Capital Management considers reliable and endeavors to keep current, Sitka Pacific Capital Management does not assure that this material is accurate, current or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such.
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