New Home Sales in the United States decreased to 587 Thousand units in January from 712 Thousand units in December of 2025. New Home Sales in the United States averaged 656.32 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. source: U.S. Census Bureau

New Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 660.00 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 680.00 Thousand units in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-20 03:00 PM
New Home Sales
Dec 0.745M 0.73M 0.69M
2026-03-19 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Jan 0.587M 0.712M 0.72M 0.73M
2026-05-05 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Feb 0.587M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.75 5.54 percent Mar 2026
Average House Prices 499500.00 530900.00 USD Jan 2026
Building Permits 1386.00 1455.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Building Permits MoM -4.70 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Construction Spending MoM -0.30 0.80 percent Jan 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 65.30 percent Dec 2025
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 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.43 6.30 percent Mar 2026
New Home Sales 587.00 712.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
New Home Sales MoM -17.60 -6.80 percent Jan 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
587.00 712.00 1389.00 270.00 1963 - 2026 Thousand units Monthly
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US New Home Sales Hold Near 4-Year High
Sales of new single-family homes in the United States fell by 1.7% from the near-four-year high in the previous month to an annualized rate of 745,000 units in December of 2025, firmly above market expectations of 730,000, to mark the second-highest level in the period. Sales were sharply higher in the Midwest (31.7% to 108,000) and the West (9% to 170,000), which were offset by a plunge in the Northeast (-37.3% to 37,000) and the South (-6.7% to 430,000). Despite the slight decrease, housing inventory fell by 2.7% from the previous month to 472,000, equivalent to 7.6 months of supply at the latest sales period.
2026-02-20
US New Home Sales Hold Near 2-Year High
Sales of new single-family homes in the United States inched lower by 0.1% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 737,000 units in October of 2025, ahead of expectations of 715,000 and loosely holding the 3.8% increase from September, which lifted sales to their highest level in over two years. Sales fell in the West (-36.3% to 109,000), the Northeast (-14.3% to 24,000), and the Midwest (-9% to 91,000), offsetting the sharp increase in the South (16.9% to 513,000). The number of houses for sale was estimated at 488,000, ahead of comparable levels from the previous year, to represent the supply of 7.9 months at the latest sales rate. Meanwhile, the median sales price for new homes was $392,300, an increase of 8% from the previous year.
2026-01-13
US New Home Sales Highest Since 2022
Sales of new single-family homes in the United States jumped by 20.5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 800K units in August 2025, the highest level since January 2022, following an upwardly revised 664K in July and beating forecasts of 650K. Discounting and promotional offers were probably the main forces behind the surge. Sales soared in the Northeast (72.2% to 31K), the South (24.7% to 530K), the Midwest (12.7% to 89K) and the West (5.6% to 150K). Meanwhile, the number of unsold homes on the market fell 1.4% to 490K, equivalating to 7.4 months of inventory at the latest sales pace. The median sales price was $413,500, 4.7% higher than in the previous month.
2025-09-24