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U.S. June new home sales up 4.7% to record 1.16 million (10:00am

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Boosted by bargain-basement mortgage rates, sales of new homes jumped 4.7 percent to a record 1.16 million units in June, the Commerce Department said Friday. The increase in new home sales was widespread, as every region in the country posted gains in the month. It also beat expectations. Economists surveyed by CBS MarketWatch predicted new home sales to hit 1.08 million units in June. Sales in May were revised downward to 1.11 million units from an initial estimate of 1.16 million units.

U.S. existing home sales fall 0.3 percent in June

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Sales of U.S. existing single-family homes fell 0.3 percent in June, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.83 million units, the National Association of Realtors reported. The figure was below the consensus forecast for a 6 million unit annual rate. May sales were revised down to 5.85 million units, from a previous reading of 5.92 million. The NAR said June sales activity was 8.6 percent above the 5.37 million unit pace seen in June 2002, and was tied for the fourth-highest month on record. An NAR economist said year-to-date home sales are 4.5 percent above the same period in 2002, and remain on track for a new record this year.