New home sales in the United States plunged by 17.6% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 587,000 units in January of 2026, contrasting sharply with an increase to 720,000. It was the sharpest decline since 2013 to the lowest rate since 2022. The slump took place despite the pullback in benchmark mortgage rates, which tested over-three-year lows in the period, partially attributed to aggressive winter storms earlier in the year which prevented home-buyers from going to viewings. Sales slumped in the Northeast (-44% to 26,000) and the Midwest (-33.9% to 72,000). In turn, , among the hardest hit by winter storms. Sales were also lower in the West (-21.6% to 127,000) and the South (-8.1% to 362,000). source: U.S. Census Bureau
New Home Sales MoM in the United States decreased to -17.60 percent in January from -6.80 percent in December of 2025. New Home Sales MoM in the United States averaged 0.29 percent from 1963 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 31.20 percent in April of 1963 and a record low of -33.60 percent in May of 2010. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States New Home Sales MoM. United States New Home Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.