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.”. source: National Association of Realtors

Existing Home Sales in the United States increased to 4090 Thousand in February from 4020 Thousand in January of 2026. Existing Home Sales in the United States averaged 4065.11 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 March of 2026.

Existing Home Sales in the United States increased to 4090 Thousand in February from 4020 Thousand in January of 2026. 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
2026-02-12 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 4.09M 4.02M 3.89M 3.88M
2026-04-13 02:00 PM
Existing Home Sales
Mar 4.09M

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Existing Home Sales Prices 398000.00 395000.00 USD Feb 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1290.00 1260.00 Thousands Feb 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 1376.00 1455.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales 4090.00 4020.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM 1.70 -5.90 percent Feb 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.80 2.10 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index 440.40 439.70 points Dec 2025
Housing Starts 1487.00 1387.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.19 6.09 percent Mar 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -0.40 -3.00 percent Jan 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM -0.80 -7.40 percent Jan 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
4090.00 4020.00 7250.00 1370.00 1968 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
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
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