11/03/2026
Home sales dipped a bit less than expected last month, apparently as homebuilders used incentives to entice hesitant buyers.
Contract signings for new-construction properties reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in September, the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Thursday. That's 0.6% below August's figure and down 5.3% from a year earlier, but more than the 653,00...