Sales of new single-family homes in the US sank by 10.5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 607,000 homes in July of 2026. This was the sharpest drop and the lowest level since January, missing market expectations of a softer decline to 620,000. Sales plummeted in the Midwest (-43% to 43,000) and fell sharply in the South (-13% to 383,000), offsetting the increase in the Northeast (30% to 43,000) and the West (6.2% to 138,000). The outstanding supply of new houses for sale at the end of the period was at 488,000, around 9.6 months of supply at the latest sales rate. Meanwhile, the median sales price was $393,800, in the period, the lowest in over one year. source: U.S. Census Bureau

New Home Sales in the United States decreased to 607 Thousand units in July from 678 Thousand units in June of 2026. New Home Sales in the United States averaged 656.15 Thousand units from 1963 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1389.00 Thousand units in July of 2005 and a record low of 270.00 Thousand units in February of 2011. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States New Home Sales - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States New Home Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

New Home Sales in the United States decreased to 607 Thousand units in July from 678 Thousand units in June of 2026. New Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 620.00 Thousand units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States New Home Sales is projected to trend around 615.00 Thousand units in 2027 and 630.00 Thousand units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-24 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Jun 0.628M 0.618M 0.61M 0.6M
2026-08-25 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Jul 0.607M 0.678M 0.62M 0.62M
2026-09-24 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Aug 0.607M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.95 6.01 percent Aug 2026
Average House Prices 508800.00 475400.00 USD Jul 2026
Building Permits 1433.00 1374.00 Thousand Jul 2026
Building Permits MoM 4.30 -2.60 percent Jul 2026
Construction Spending MoM -0.10 0.00 percent Jun 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.00 65.30 percent Jun 2026
Housing Starts 1239.00 1415.00 Thousand units Jul 2026
Housing Starts MoM -12.40 19.70 percent Jul 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 421.00 499.00 Thousand units Jul 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 808.00 897.00 Thousand units Jul 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.78 6.77 percent Aug 2026
New Home Sales 607.00 678.00 Thousand units Jul 2026
New Home Sales MoM -10.50 7.60 percent Jul 2026


United States New Home Sales
A sale of the new house occurs with the signing of a sales contract or the acceptance of a deposit. The house can be in any stage of construction: not yet started, under construction, or already completed. New home sales account for about 10 percent of the US housing market. New single-family home sales are extremely volatile month-to-month and preliminary figures are subject to large revisions because they are mostly drawn from building permits data.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
607.00 678.00 1389.00 270.00 1963 - 2026 Thousand units Monthly
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US New Home Sales Fall to 6-Month Low
Sales of new single-family homes in the US sank by 10.5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 607,000 homes in July of 2026. This was the sharpest drop and the lowest level since January, missing market expectations of a softer decline to 620,000. Sales plummeted in the Midwest (-43% to 43,000) and fell sharply in the South (-13% to 383,000), offsetting the increase in the Northeast (30% to 43,000) and the West (6.2% to 138,000). The outstanding supply of new houses for sale at the end of the period was at 488,000, around 9.6 months of supply at the latest sales rate. Meanwhile, the median sales price was $393,800, in the period, the lowest in over one year.
2026-08-25
US New Home Sales Rise for 1st Time in 3 Months
Sales of new single-family homes in the US increased 1.6% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 628 thousand in June 2026, following a revised 4.3% drop to 618 thousand in May and compared to forecasts of 610 thousand. The increase, the first in three months, likely reflected continued discounting by builders, who have been offering incentives and reducing prices to support demand amid challenging market conditions. Sales rose in the South (9.9% to 412 thousand), the Northeast (3.6% to 29 thousand), and the Midwest (2.5% to 83 thousand), but fell 22.4% to 104 thousand in the West. Meanwhile, housing supply edged down 0.2% to 485,000 units, equivalent to 9.3 months of supply at the last sales rate. Also, the median sales price of homes was at $398,300, compared to $412,000 in May and $409,200 a year earlier.
2026-07-24
US New Home Sales Fall for 2nd Month
Sales of new single-family homes in the US tumbled 7.3% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 580 thousand in May 2026, the lowest in four months, following an upwardly revised 626 thousand in April and well below forecasts of 640 thousand. New home sales declined for a second month in a row, as higher mortgage rates weighed on buyers. Sales plunged 26.9% in the West (to 117 thousand) and fell 4.1% in the South (to 350 thousand). In contrast, sales rose 3% in the Northeast (to 34 thousand) and soared 16.2% in the Midwest (to 79 thousand). Meanwhile, housing supply increased to 496,000 units, equivalent to 10.3 months of supply at the last sales rate, the highest level since 2009. Also, the median sales price of homes was at $424,900, compared to $416,500 in April and $424,800 a year earlier.
2026-06-24