May US new home sales

  • Prior was 662K (revised to 646K)
  • Sales up 6.7% m/m
  • Supply at 5.2 months vs 5.5 prior
  • Single family +6.7%
  • Sales price +3.3% y/y
  • Northeast -10.0%, Midwest 0%, South +17.9%, West -8.7%

Housing has been in a bit of a rut this year but this is a nice bounce, even if those regional numbers are all over the place.