Existing Home Sales in the United States increased 0.2% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 4.02 million in April of 2026, following a revised 2.9% plunge in March. Sales went up in the Midwest and South, were unchanged in the Northeast and declined in the West. 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 May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
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 0.2% -2.9% 2.1%
2026-06-09 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales MoM
May 0.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.85 5.71 percent May 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.51 6.36 percent May 2026
Average House Prices 503100.00 521000.00 USD Mar 2026
Average Mortgage Size 381.94 383.57 Thousand USD Mar 2026
Building Permits 1442.00 1363.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Building Permits MoM 5.80 -11.50 percent Apr 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 341.74 338.23 points Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM 1.00 0.40 percent Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 0.80 0.90 percent Mar 2026
Construction Spending MoM 0.60 -0.20 percent Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales 4020.00 4010.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM 0.20 -2.90 percent Apr 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.30 65.70 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index MoM 0.10 -0.10 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.70 1.70 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index 441.50 441.20 points Mar 2026
Housing Starts 1465.00 1507.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
Housing Starts MoM -2.80 12.00 percent Apr 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 529.00 463.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 930.00 1022.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index 259.40 283.50 points May 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 753.70 920.20 points May 2026
MBA Purchase Index 169.70 170.40 points May 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -8.50 -2.30 percent May 2026
Mortgage Originations 529.80 524.42 Billion USD Mar 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.65 6.56 percent May 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 37.00 34.00 points May 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 331.27 332.00 points Mar 2026
New Home Sales 682.00 635.00 Thousand units Mar 2026
New Home Sales MoM 7.40 8.90 percent Mar 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY 3.20 -1.10 percent Apr 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.40 1.70 percent Apr 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 0.90 1.22 Percent Dec 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 417700.00 409100.00 USD Apr 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1470.00 1390.00 Thousands Apr 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
0.20 -2.90 22.40 -22.50 1968 - 2026 percent Monthly
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