Existing home sales in the United States fell by 1.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.05 million units in July of 2026, relatively close to market expectations of 4.06 million. It follows a 1.4% decline in the previous month. Existing home sales declined in the South (-3.1%) and Midwest (-2%) regions while sales were relatively unchanged in the West, offsetting the 2% increase in the Northeast. Total housing inventory decreased 1.9% to 1.54 million units and the median price was $434,100 for all housing types, a 2% increase from last year. “Home sales have been remarkably stable, even amid the rising mortgage rate environment of the past few months,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Year-to-date sales are up 2.4% and there’s no doubt that the housing market would be thriving if average mortgage rates were to return near 6%”. source: National Association of Realtors

Existing Home Sales in the United States decreased to 4060 Thousand in July from 4130 Thousand in June of 2026. Existing Home Sales in the United States averaged 4065.32 Thousand from 1968 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7250.00 Thousand in September of 2005 and a record low of 1370.00 Thousand in March of 1970. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Existing Home Sales - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Existing Home Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Existing Home Sales in the United States decreased to 4060 Thousand in July from 4130 Thousand in June of 2026. Existing Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 3900.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Existing Home Sales is projected to trend around 3600.00 Thousand in 2027 and 4000.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-09 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Jun 4.09M 4.19M 4.20M 4.2M
2026-08-11 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Jul 4.06M 4.13M 4.05M 4.06M
2026-09-10 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Aug 4.06M



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Existing Home Sales Prices 434100.00 442800.00 USD Jul 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1540.00 1570.00 Thousands Jul 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 1443.00 1374.00 Thousand Jul 2026
Existing Home Sales 4060.00 4130.00 Thousand Jul 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM -1.70 -1.40 percent Jul 2026
House Price Index YoY 2.20 2.00 percent May 2026
House Price Index 442.40 441.30 points May 2026
Housing Starts 1239.00 1415.00 Thousand units Jul 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.77 6.77 percent Aug 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -2.20 -0.30 percent Jul 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM -2.30 -4.80 percent Jul 2026


United States Existing Home Sales
In the United States, Existing Home Sales occur when the mortgages are closed. Mortgage closing usually takes place 30-60 days after the sales contract is closed. It includes single-family homes, condos and co-ops.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4060.00 4130.00 7250.00 1370.00 1968 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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US Existing Home Sales Fall for 2nd Month
Existing home sales in the United States fell by 1.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.05 million units in July of 2026, relatively close to market expectations of 4.06 million. It follows a 1.4% decline in the previous month. Existing home sales declined in the South (-3.1%) and Midwest (-2%) regions while sales were relatively unchanged in the West, offsetting the 2% increase in the Northeast. Total housing inventory decreased 1.9% to 1.54 million units and the median price was $434,100 for all housing types, a 2% increase from last year. “Home sales have been remarkably stable, even amid the rising mortgage rate environment of the past few months,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Year-to-date sales are up 2.4% and there’s no doubt that the housing market would be thriving if average mortgage rates were to return near 6%”.
2026-08-11
US Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall
Existing home sales in the United States fell by 2.4% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.09 million units in June of 2026, firmly below expectations that they would hold steady at 4.20 million. Sales fell in the South (-3.6% to 1.89 million), the Midwest (-3.0% to 0.98 million), and the West (-1.3% to 0.74 million), offsetting an increase in the Northeast (2.1% to 0.48 million). With the last sales results, inventory fell by 0.6% to 1.56 million units, equivalent to 4.6 months of supply. Meanwhile, the average price of existing home sales rose by 1.8% from the previous year to $440,600, the most in over one year.
2026-07-09
US Existing Home Sales Rise More than Expected
Existing home sales in the United States rose by 3.2% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 4.17 million, extending the rebound from the seven-month low in March. The result surpassed market expectations of a softer rebound to 4.07 million despite the elevated levels of mortgage rates in the period, as high energy prices and a robust labor market drove long-maturity Treasury yields to rise. Sales were firmly higher in the South (3.2% to 1.96 million) and the Midwest (6.4% to 1.0 million), while the increase was lower in the Northeast (2.2% to 0.46 million) and sales were unchanged at the West (0.75 million). Inventory grew by 3.3% on the month, the highest in 10 months, equivalent to 4.5 months of supply at the latest sales rate.
2026-06-09