Existing home sales in the United States sank by 8.4% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.91 million in January of 2026, firmly below market expectations of 4.18 million, after having reached a 3-year high of 4.35 million in the last month of 2025. It was the sharpest drop in nearly 4 years to the lowest level since September 2024. Unsold inventory fell by 0.8% to 1.22 million units, equal to 3.7 months of supply. "The below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation this January make it harder than usual to assess the underlying driver of the decrease and determine if this month’s numbers are an aberration,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “Affordability conditions are improving, with NAR’s Housing Affordability Index showing that housing is the most affordable it’s been since March 2022. This is due to wage gains outpacing home price growth and mortgage rates being lower than a year ago. However, supply has not kept pace and remains quite low.". source: National Association of Realtors

Existing Home Sales in the United States decreased to 3910 Thousand in January from 4270 Thousand in December of 2025. Existing Home Sales in the United States averaged 4064.92 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 February of 2026.

Existing Home Sales in the United States decreased to 3910 Thousand in January from 4270 Thousand in December of 2025. Existing Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 4100.00 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 4000.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-14 03:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Dec 4.35M 4.14M 4.21M 4.06M
2026-02-12 03:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Jan 3.91M 4.27M 4.18M 4.2M
2026-03-10 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Feb 3.91M

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Existing Home Sales Prices 396800.00 405100.00 USD Jan 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1220.00 1230.00 Thousands Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 1411.00 1415.00 Thousand Oct 2025
Existing Home Sales 3910.00 4270.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM -8.40 4.40 percent Jan 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.90 1.80 percent Nov 2025
House Price Index 439.30 436.80 points Nov 2025
Housing Starts 1246.00 1306.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.21 6.21 percent Feb 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -3.00 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Pending Home Sales MoM -9.30 3.30 percent Dec 2025


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
3910.00 4270.00 7250.00 1370.00 1968 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Existing Home Sales Fall the Most in 4 Years
Existing home sales in the United States sank by 8.4% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.91 million in January of 2026, firmly below market expectations of 4.18 million, after having reached a 3-year high of 4.35 million in the last month of 2025. It was the sharpest drop in nearly 4 years to the lowest level since September 2024. Unsold inventory fell by 0.8% to 1.22 million units, equal to 3.7 months of supply. "The below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation this January make it harder than usual to assess the underlying driver of the decrease and determine if this month’s numbers are an aberration,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “Affordability conditions are improving, with NAR’s Housing Affordability Index showing that housing is the most affordable it’s been since March 2022. This is due to wage gains outpacing home price growth and mortgage rates being lower than a year ago. However, supply has not kept pace and remains quite low."
2026-02-12
US Existing Home Sales Surge to Near 3-Year High
Existing home sales in the United States surged by 5.1% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 4.35 million in December of 2025, firmly above market expectations of the sharpest increase in nearly two years to the highest level in nearly three years. The drop drove inventory to plunge by 18.1% from the previous month to 1,180,000, equivalent to 3.3 months of supply at the current sales rate. The median price of existing home sales eased further to $405,400 in the period, a 0.4% increase from the previous year. According to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, “2025 was another tough year for homebuyers, marked by record-high home prices and historically low home sales. However, in the fourth quarter, conditions began improving, with lower mortgage rates and slower home price growth. The gains were broad-based, with all four major regions improving from the prior month.”
2026-01-14
US Existing Home Sales Rise to 9-Month High
Existing home sales in the United States rose by 0.5% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 4.13 million in November of 2025, a third straight increase to the highest level in nine months. It compared with market expectations of 4.2 million. The result was aligned with a pullback in benchmark mortgage rates amid a series of poor labor results released in the period. Sales of single-family homes rose 0.8% to 3.75 million. In the meantime, the median sales price for homes increased 1.2% from a year ago to $409,200, one of the weakest gains since mid-2023. With the sales increase, housing inventory fell by 5.9% from the previous month to 1.43 million units, equal to 4.2 months of supply and the weakest since March. “Existing-home sales increased for the third straight month due to lower mortgage rates this autumn,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. “However, inventory growth is beginning to stall.”
2025-12-19