The 16.6% m/m gain in new homes sales in April was the biggest monthly rise since the start of 1992. A lack of existing homes for sale is driving the growing number of home buyers to look at the new home sector more closely. Even so, this pace of growth is unsustainable, not least because credit conditions are still relatively tight.
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