Unfortunately many families are still feeling the economic instability that the recession brought us. However, according to USA Today the housing market is seeing a rise in new home sales of almost 16% in the month of January.

The exact specifics of that data have not been released yet, but during the recession Florida’s housing market remained steady. Increased new home sales are a strong indicator of increasing consumer confidence in the overall U.S. housing market, says John Tashjian, principal, Centurion Real Estate Partners.

For more information: http://www.usatoday.com/