In September, new-home sales skyrocketed 15.5 percent year-over-year, according to the Commerce Department's latest monthly report.
 
New-Home Sales: 701,000

• -0.7 percent month-over-month
• +15.5 percent year-over-year  

For-Sale Inventory: 321,000
Months' Supply: 5.5
Average Price: $362,700
Median Price: $299,400
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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