US House Sales At Seven Year Low
The financial markets have been rocked by new evidence of meltdown in the US house market.
Sales of new homes have fallen to the lowest level in nearly seven years, plunging 35.5% since July 2005.
Making matters worse, the supply of unsold stock climbed to the highest in 16 years.
Former Chairman of The Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, warned that the US faces a one in three chance of a recession this year.
There are growing concerns that the rising defaults of America's so-called 'sub-prime' mortgages could hit the economy hard.
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Posted: March 28th, 2007 under usa.
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