Sales of new single-family homes in the US jumped 6.4% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 684,000 in August 2026. It was the highest level of sales since the start of the year, beating market expectations of 620,000, even though hawkish Federal Reserve expectations lifted mortgage rates during the period. Sales surged in the Midwest (84.9% to 98,000) and edged higher in the South (6.9% to 451,000), which was enough to offset declines in the Northeast (-36.1% to 23,000) and the West (-15.2% to 112,000). The outstanding supply of new houses was unchanged at 483,000, equivalent to 8.5 months of supply at the current sales pace. Meanwhile, the median sales price inched higher to $393,700. source: U.S. Census Bureau

New Home Sales in the United States increased to 684 Thousand units in August from 643 Thousand units in July of 2026. New Home Sales in the United States averaged 656.24 Thousand units from 1963 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1389.00 Thousand units in July of 2005 and a record low of 270.00 Thousand units in February of 2011. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States New Home Sales - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States New Home Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

New Home Sales in the United States increased to 684 Thousand units in August from 643 Thousand units in July of 2026. New Home Sales in the United States is expected to be 620.00 Thousand units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States New Home Sales is projected to trend around 615.00 Thousand units in 2027 and 620.00 Thousand units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-25 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Jul 0.607M 0.678M 0.62M 0.62M
2026-09-24 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Aug 0.684M 0.643M 0.62M 0.626M
2026-10-27 02:00 PM
New Home Sales
Sep 0.684M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 6.42 6.26 percent Sep 2026
Average House Prices 478700.00 508800.00 USD Aug 2026
Building Permits 1403.00 1433.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Building Permits MoM -2.10 4.30 percent Aug 2026
Construction Spending MoM -0.50 0.00 percent Jul 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.00 65.30 percent Jun 2026
Housing Starts 1275.00 1309.00 Thousand units Aug 2026
Housing Starts MoM -2.60 -9.00 percent Aug 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 344.00 444.00 Thousand units Aug 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 918.00 853.00 Thousand units Aug 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 7.12 6.97 percent Sep 2026
New Home Sales 684.00 643.00 Thousand units Aug 2026
New Home Sales MoM 6.40 -4.30 percent Aug 2026


United States New Home Sales
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
684.00 643.00 1389.00 270.00 1963 - 2026 Thousand units Monthly
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US New Home Sales Rise to YTD High
Sales of new single-family homes in the US jumped 6.4% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 684,000 in August 2026. It was the highest level of sales since the start of the year, beating market expectations of 620,000, even though hawkish Federal Reserve expectations lifted mortgage rates during the period. Sales surged in the Midwest (84.9% to 98,000) and edged higher in the South (6.9% to 451,000), which was enough to offset declines in the Northeast (-36.1% to 23,000) and the West (-15.2% to 112,000). The outstanding supply of new houses was unchanged at 483,000, equivalent to 8.5 months of supply at the current sales pace. Meanwhile, the median sales price inched higher to $393,700.
2026-09-24
US New Home Sales Fall to 6-Month Low
Sales of new single-family homes in the US sank by 10.5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 607,000 homes in July of 2026. This was the sharpest drop and the lowest level since January, missing market expectations of a softer decline to 620,000. Sales plummeted in the Midwest (-43% to 43,000) and fell sharply in the South (-13% to 383,000), offsetting the increase in the Northeast (30% to 43,000) and the West (6.2% to 138,000). The outstanding supply of new houses for sale at the end of the period was at 488,000, around 9.6 months of supply at the latest sales rate. Meanwhile, the median sales price was $393,800, in the period, the lowest in over one year.
2026-08-25
US New Home Sales Rise for 1st Time in 3 Months
Sales of new single-family homes in the US increased 1.6% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 628 thousand in June 2026, following a revised 4.3% drop to 618 thousand in May and compared to forecasts of 610 thousand. The increase, the first in three months, likely reflected continued discounting by builders, who have been offering incentives and reducing prices to support demand amid challenging market conditions. Sales rose in the South (9.9% to 412 thousand), the Northeast (3.6% to 29 thousand), and the Midwest (2.5% to 83 thousand), but fell 22.4% to 104 thousand in the West. Meanwhile, housing supply edged down 0.2% to 485,000 units, equivalent to 9.3 months of supply at the last sales rate. Also, the median sales price of homes was at $398,300, compared to $412,000 in May and $409,200 a year earlier.
2026-07-24