In this video, Motley Fool analyst Blake Bos sifts through the latest data from the housing sector to give investors a few important takeaways. He discusses the recent decline in new-home sales, down 4% in August, and gives his thoughts on the cause of the fall. He also gives a projection for home prices over the next few years and tells investors what this news means today for homebuilder stocks such as KB Homes, (KBH -2.85%), Lennar (LEN -4.08%), or Pulte Group (PHM -1.83%).
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Sales of new homes take a hit. Here's what you need to be watching with the housing market as an investor.
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