US January new home sales 657K vs 680K expected

  • Prior was 734K
  • Single family sales -10.5%
  • Months of supply at 9 vs 8 prior
  • Prices +3.7% y/y to $446,300

All regions except the west saw large drops in new home sales. Home builders were downcast in the most-recent earnings calls.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.