The total number of new home sales fell 1.9 percent on month in December, the Housing Industry Association said on Thursday.
That follows the 2.2 percent increase in the previous month.
Sale of multi-units dropped 9.2 percent while that of detached houses slid 0.2 percent in December.
Meanwhile, the number of sales rose 14.4 percent over the previous year in 2014.
"Monthly sales volumes remained strong throughout 2014, following the recovery that characterized 2013," Diwa Hopkins, HIA Economist, said.
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