New Home Sales Slide

New Home Sales Slide

On the heels of earnings misses from DR Horton and PulteGroup, the US Commerce Department reported more disappointing news for the new home market. Sales for new single-family homes dropped 11.4% to 481,000 in March. Although the sector has struggled to find strong upward momentum, new single-family home sales are still up about 19% over the last year.

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Over the course of his 30-year career, Michael Anderson has worked in the residential development industry in the Pacific Northwest, Northern California and Southern California. He has acquired residential land in excess of $300M for both land development and homebuilding entities and has overseen the construction of approximately 2500 homes. Currently, in semi-retirement, and based out of Newport Beach, CA, Michael continues to invest in and stay abreast of the land markets.

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