WASHINGTON — Sales of new single-family dwellings in the U.S. surged in December after a month of decline, the U.S. Commerce Department announced. Sales rose 11.6% to a SAAR of 481, 000 units, outstripping forecasts of about 450,000. New home sales remained fairly flat for most of 2014, and the December rate is the highest in six years.
U.S. new home sales jump in December
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