Existing home sales in the United States fell by 3.6% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.98 million in March of 2026, the lowest in nine months and missing market expectations of 4.06 million units. Inventory levels inched higher from the previous month to 1.36 million, equivalent to 4.1 months of supply at the latest sales rate, although both the level and sales ratio remain well below the historical average. Meanwhile, the median sales price of existing homes were 1.4% higher from the previous year at $408,800, the highest since November. According to NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “March home sales remained sluggish and below last year’s pace. Lower consumer confidence and softer job growth continue to hold back buyers. Because inventory remains limited, the median home price rose to a new record high for the month of March. That price growth has helped the typical homeowner accumulate $128,100 in housing wealth over the past six years.”. source: National Association of Realtors

Existing Home Sales in the United States decreased to 3980 Thousand in March from 4130 Thousand in February of 2026. Existing Home Sales in the United States averaged 4065.05 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 April of 2026.

Existing Home Sales in the United States decreased to 3980 Thousand in March from 4130 Thousand in February of 2026. Existing Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 3800.00 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
2026-03-10 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Feb 4.09M 4.02M 3.89M 3.88M
2026-04-13 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Mar 3.98M 4.13M 4.06M 4.01M
2026-05-11 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Apr 3.98M

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Existing Home Sales Prices 408800.00 398000.00 USD Mar 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1360.00 1290.00 Thousands Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 1386.00 1455.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales 3980.00 4130.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM -3.60 2.70 percent Mar 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
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.42 6.51 percent Apr 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -0.80 -0.40 percent Feb 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.80 -1.00 percent Feb 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
3980.00 4130.00 7250.00 1370.00 1968 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Existing Home Sales Fall to 9-Month Low
Existing home sales in the United States fell by 3.6% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.98 million in March of 2026, the lowest in nine months and missing market expectations of 4.06 million units. Inventory levels inched higher from the previous month to 1.36 million, equivalent to 4.1 months of supply at the latest sales rate, although both the level and sales ratio remain well below the historical average. Meanwhile, the median sales price of existing homes were 1.4% higher from the previous year at $408,800, the highest since November. According to NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “March home sales remained sluggish and below last year’s pace. Lower consumer confidence and softer job growth continue to hold back buyers. Because inventory remains limited, the median home price rose to a new record high for the month of March. That price growth has helped the typical homeowner accumulate $128,100 in housing wealth over the past six years.”
2026-04-13
US Existing Home Sales Rebound
Existing home sales in the United States rose by 1.7% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 4.09 million in February of 2026, ahead of market expectations that they would fall to 3.89 million. Despite the rebound, unsold inventory rose by a sharper 2.4% to a total of 1.29 million, which is equivalent to 3.8 months of supply at the latest sales rate. Sales price of existing homes inched higher by 0.3% from the previous year to $398,000, despite the drop in mortgage rates since the period. “Housing affordability is improving, and consumers are responding,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “Still, there is a long way to go to return to pre-pandemic levels of transaction activity. There are more than 6 million more jobs than in 2019, yet home sales per year are down by one million. Despite the modest gain in home sales, actual housing demand remains muted relative to wage growth and job gains.”
2026-03-10
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