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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Sales of new single-family homes rose 3.6 percent June to July, the U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday.
Sales rose from a revised June rate of 359,000 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 372,000 in July.
Sales also rose 25.3 percent above the annual rate of 297,000 from July 2011.
The Commerce Department said the average sale price for a new home sold in July $263,200. The seasonally adjusted estimate how many new homes were on the market at the end of the month was 142,000, which represents a 4.6-month supply at the current rate of sales.
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MOSCOW, May 24 (UPI) --
Russia's decision to suspend its use of an Azerbaijani oil pipeline isn't the result of political tensions, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.
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MANILA, May 24 (UPI) --
The Philippines is determined to spend $1.8 billion on military upgrades -- mostly naval -- to protect the country against "bullies" in its territorial waters.
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Properties repossessed by lenders in the first quarter took an average of 477 days to complete the foreclosure process, up from 414 days in the previous...
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Nobody likes spending cuts but the champion of that attitude is clearly President Barack Obama, who seems to have a very clear pain-avoidance agenda.
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