US existing home sales fell 3.6% in March 2026 to an annualized rate of 3.98 million, the lowest since June 2025 and missing market expectations of 4.06 million, according to National Association of Realtors data. source: National Association of Realtors

Existing Home Sales MoM in the United States averaged 0.22 percent from 1968 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.40 percent in July of 2020 and a record low of -22.50 percent in July of 2010. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Existing Home Sales MoM. United States Existing Home Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-10 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales MoM
Feb 1.7% -8.4% -0.8%
2026-04-13 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales MoM
Mar -3.6% 2.7% -2.0%
2026-05-11 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales MoM
Apr -3.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.58 5.65 percent Apr 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.23 6.30 percent Apr 2026
Average House Prices 499500.00 530900.00 USD Jan 2026
Average Mortgage Size 385.51 380.61 Thousand USD Jan 2026
Building Permits 1386.00 1455.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Building Permits MoM -4.70 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 336.64 337.06 points Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM -0.10 -0.10 percent Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 1.20 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Construction Spending MoM -0.30 0.80 percent Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales 3980.00 4130.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM -3.60 2.70 percent Mar 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 65.30 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index MoM 0.10 0.30 percent Jan 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.60 1.90 percent Jan 2026
House Price Index 440.99 440.68 points Jan 2026
Housing Starts 1487.00 1387.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
Housing Starts MoM 7.20 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 524.00 406.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 935.00 962.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index 303.30 281.00 points Apr 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 1023.10 966.80 points Apr 2026
MBA Purchase Index 175.60 159.50 points Apr 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications 7.90 1.80 percent Apr 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.35 6.42 percent Apr 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 34.00 38.00 points Apr 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 332.18 331.41 points Jan 2026
New Home Sales 587.00 712.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
New Home Sales MoM -17.60 -6.80 percent Jan 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -1.10 -0.80 percent Mar 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.50 2.50 percent Mar 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 1.22 1.78 Percent Sep 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 408800.00 398000.00 USD Mar 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1360.00 1290.00 Thousands Mar 2026


United States Existing Home Sales MoM
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.60 2.70 22.40 -22.50 1968 - 2026 percent Monthly
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