US homebuilder confidence at 5-year high in August
RICHMOND, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: A worker installs a window in a new home under construction at a housing development September 27, 2007 in Richmond, California.Tthe Commerce Department reported today that sales of new homes fell 8.3 percent …
Posted: 08/15/2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. homebuilders grew more confident in the housing recovery in August, as many reported that prospects for sales are the best they've been since the home bubble burst five years ago.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Wednesday rose two points this month to 37, up from 35 in July. That's the highest reading since March 2007.
The index, which is based on responses from 478 builders, has risen steadily since January.
Any reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the housing market. The index hasn't reached that level since April 2006, the peak of the housing boom.
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