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Lennar Corporation townhomes are under construction at Chelsea Place in Tamarac, Fla. Sales of new homes plummeted everywhere except the West, according to the latest report from the Commerce Department.

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Sales of new homes retreated in August, one month after surging to the highest level in nearly nine years. Activity fell in all regions of the country except the West.

By By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, The Associated Press September 30, 2016