New home sales in the United States sank by 7.3% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 580,000 on May of 2026. It was the sharpest decline since January. New Home Sales MoM in the United States averaged 0.28 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. source: U.S. Census Bureau
New Home Sales MoM in the United States decreased to -7.30 percent in May from -5.70 percent in April of 2026.
A sale of the new house occurs with the signing of a sales contract or the acceptance of a deposit. The house can be in any stage of construction: not yet started, under construction, or already completed. New home sales account for about 10 percent of the US housing market. New single-family home sales are extremely volatile month-to-month and preliminary figures are subject to large revisions because they are mostly drawn from building permits data.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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-7.30 |
-5.70 |
31.20 |
-33.60 |
1963 - 2026 |
percent |
Monthly |
SA
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