Good News for Handyman Contractors – New Home Sales Soar 27%
Wednesday, May. 12th 2010 7:56 PM
New Home Sales soared by 26.9% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 411,000. Relative to a year ago, sales were up 23.8%. In addition, the numbers for February were revised up to an annual rate of 324,000 rather than the original reported figur… (source: iStock Analysis)
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