New home sales jump to 8-month high as buyers are lured by price cuts
The median new house price dropped 5.8% to $393,700 in August from a year earlier.
Republican Ledger staff · 11:17 AM ET
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The median new house price dropped 5.8% to $393,700 in August from a year earlier.
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