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United States New Home Sales

United States new home sales increased by 20.5% in August 2025 to 800 thousand units. This is the highest level since January 2022. July 2025 sales were 664 thousand units. Builders offered incentives such as mortgage rate buydowns and price reductions. Sales grew across all regions with the Northeast up 72.2%. Unsold homes fell to 490,000 units, representing 7.4 months of inventory. The median sales price rose 4.7% month-over-month to $413,500. United States's record low new home sales was 270 thousand units in February 2011 and record high was 1,389 thousand units in July 2005.

Monthly Historical Data (1963-2025)

(in Thousand units)
Month New Home Sales (Thousand units)
Aug 2025 800
Jul 2025 664
Jun 2025 676
May 2025 627
Apr 2025 706
Mar 2025 660
Feb 2025 642
Jan 2025 662
Dec 2024 718
Nov 2024 675
Oct 2024 621
Sep 2024 717
Aug 2024 693
Jul 2024 710
Jun 2024 671
May 2024 665
Apr 2024 719
Mar 2024 692
Feb 2024 658
Jan 2024 681
Dec 2023 643
Nov 2023 610
Oct 2023 681
Sep 2023 681
Aug 2023 645
Jul 2023 702
Jun 2023 674
May 2023 739
Apr 2023 665
Mar 2023 651
Feb 2023 636
Jan 2023 650
Dec 2022 621
Nov 2022 597
Oct 2022 579
Sep 2022 552
Aug 2022 638
Jul 2022 519
Jun 2022 549
May 2022 644
Apr 2022 624
Mar 2022 720
Feb 2022 788
Jan 2022 807
Dec 2021 825
Nov 2021 789
Oct 2021 684
Sep 2021 728
Aug 2021 686
Jul 2021 726
Jun 2021 695
May 2021 725
Apr 2021 828
Mar 2021 871
Feb 2021 778
Jan 2021 898
Dec 2020 874
Nov 2020 877
Oct 2020 1,031
Sep 2020 979
Aug 2020 1,016
Jul 2020 981
Jun 2020 901
May 2020 707
Apr 2020 576
Mar 2020 626
Feb 2020 707
Jan 2020 689
Dec 2019 700
Nov 2019 713
Oct 2019 722
Sep 2019 712
Aug 2019 712
Jul 2019 648
Jun 2019 729
May 2019 618
Apr 2019 702
Mar 2019 718
Feb 2019 648
Jan 2019 595
Dec 2018 546
Nov 2018 625
Oct 2018 554
Sep 2018 595
Aug 2018 593
Jul 2018 628
Jun 2018 636
May 2018 662
Apr 2018 642
Mar 2018 679
Feb 2018 618
Jan 2018 590
Dec 2017 630
Nov 2017 711
Oct 2017 626
Sep 2017 637
Aug 2017 556
Jul 2017 572
Jun 2017 619
May 2017 635
Apr 2017 598
Mar 2017 632
Feb 2017 587
Jan 2017 573
Dec 2016 561
Nov 2016 571
Oct 2016 575
Sep 2016 558
Aug 2016 575
Jul 2016 628
Jun 2016 557
May 2016 571
Apr 2016 576
Mar 2016 532
Feb 2016 517
Jan 2016 505
Dec 2015 546
Nov 2015 504
Oct 2015 482
Sep 2015 456
Aug 2015 518
Jul 2015 506
Jun 2015 480
May 2015 502
Apr 2015 502
Mar 2015 480
Feb 2015 540
Jan 2015 515
Dec 2014 497
Nov 2014 442
Oct 2014 476
Sep 2014 470
Aug 2014 456
Jul 2014 402
Jun 2014 418
May 2014 451
Apr 2014 403
Mar 2014 405
Feb 2014 420
Jan 2014 443
Dec 2013 433
Nov 2013 446
Oct 2013 444
Sep 2013 403
Aug 2013 381
Jul 2013 375
Jun 2013 470
May 2013 428
Apr 2013 441
Mar 2013 444
Feb 2013 447
Jan 2013 446
Dec 2012 399
Nov 2012 392
Oct 2012 358
Sep 2012 385
Aug 2012 375
Jul 2012 369
Jun 2012 360
May 2012 370
Apr 2012 354
Mar 2012 354
Feb 2012 366
Jan 2012 335
Dec 2011 341
Nov 2011 328
Oct 2011 316
Sep 2011 304
Aug 2011 299
Jul 2011 296
Jun 2011 301
May 2011 305
Apr 2011 310
Mar 2011 300
Feb 2011 270
Jan 2011 307
Dec 2010 326
Nov 2010 287
Oct 2010 291
Sep 2010 317
Aug 2010 282
Jul 2010 283
Jun 2010 305
May 2010 280
Apr 2010 422
Mar 2010 381
Feb 2010 336
Jan 2010 345
Dec 2009 352
Nov 2009 375
Oct 2009 396
Sep 2009 386
Aug 2009 418
Jul 2009 411
Jun 2009 393
May 2009 376
Apr 2009 337
Mar 2009 339
Feb 2009 372
Jan 2009 336
Dec 2008 377
Nov 2008 389
Oct 2008 393
Sep 2008 433
Aug 2008 435
Jul 2008 477
Jun 2008 487
May 2008 504
Apr 2008 536
Mar 2008 535
Feb 2008 593
Jan 2008 627
Dec 2007 619
Nov 2007 641
Oct 2007 727
Sep 2007 686
Aug 2007 699
Jul 2007 778
Jun 2007 793
May 2007 842
Apr 2007 887
Mar 2007 833
Feb 2007 828
Jan 2007 891
Dec 2006 998
Nov 2006 1,003
Oct 2006 941
Sep 2006 1,016
Aug 2006 1,035
Jul 2006 965
Jun 2006 1,074
May 2006 1,086
Apr 2006 1,123
Mar 2006 1,116
Feb 2006 1,061
Jan 2006 1,174
Dec 2005 1,239
Nov 2005 1,214
Oct 2005 1,336
Sep 2005 1,244
Aug 2005 1,255
Jul 2005 1,389
Jun 2005 1,274
May 2005 1,286
Apr 2005 1,260
Mar 2005 1,328
Feb 2005 1,319
Jan 2005 1,203
Dec 2004 1,242
Nov 2004 1,179
Oct 2004 1,305
Sep 2004 1,214
Aug 2004 1,175
Jul 2004 1,088
Jun 2004 1,180
May 2004 1,241
Apr 2004 1,186
Mar 2004 1,276
Feb 2004 1,159
Jan 2004 1,165
Dec 2003 1,129
Nov 2003 1,093
Oct 2003 1,144
Sep 2003 1,131
Aug 2003 1,206
Jul 2003 1,168
Jun 2003 1,193
May 2003 1,078
Apr 2003 1,012
Mar 2003 999
Feb 2003 936
Jan 2003 999
Dec 2002 1,048
Nov 2002 1,024
Oct 2002 1,006
Sep 2002 1,044
Aug 2002 1,014
Jul 2002 956
Jun 2002 957
May 2002 978
Apr 2002 936
Mar 2002 923
Feb 2002 948
Jan 2002 880
Dec 2001 979
Nov 2001 924
Oct 2001 871
Sep 2001 853
Aug 2001 866
Jul 2001 880
Jun 2001 882
May 2001 885
Apr 2001 909
Mar 2001 939
Feb 2001 963
Jan 2001 936
Dec 2000 983
Nov 2000 880
Oct 2000 933
Sep 2000 912
Aug 2000 848
Jul 2000 887
Jun 2000 793
May 2000 857
Apr 2000 841
Mar 2000 900
Feb 2000 856
Jan 2000 873
Dec 1999 873
Nov 1999 863
Oct 1999 872
Sep 1999 826
Aug 1999 893
Jul 1999 900
Jun 1999 923
May 1999 888
Apr 1999 918
Mar 1999 863
Feb 1999 848
Jan 1999 875
Dec 1998 949
Nov 1998 995
Oct 1998 893
Sep 1998 864
Aug 1998 846
Jul 1998 876
Jun 1998 923
May 1998 887
Apr 1998 866
Mar 1998 836
Feb 1998 866
Jan 1998 872
Dec 1997 793
Nov 1997 864
Oct 1997 800
Sep 1997 840
Aug 1997 815
Jul 1997 805
Jun 1997 793
May 1997 760
Apr 1997 744
Mar 1997 831
Feb 1997 801
Jan 1997 830
Dec 1996 805
Nov 1996 771
Oct 1996 720
Sep 1996 770
Aug 1996 826
Jul 1996 770
Jun 1996 721
May 1996 746
Apr 1996 736
Mar 1996 721
Feb 1996 769
Jan 1996 714
Dec 1995 709
Nov 1995 664
Oct 1995 696
Sep 1995 678
Aug 1995 701
Jul 1995 765
Jun 1995 725
May 1995 674
Apr 1995 621
Mar 1995 616
Feb 1995 559
Jan 1995 626
Dec 1994 629
Nov 1994 646
Oct 1994 715
Sep 1994 677
Aug 1994 656
Jul 1994 628
Jun 1994 621
May 1994 691
Apr 1994 692
Mar 1994 747
Feb 1994 686
Jan 1994 619
Dec 1993 812
Nov 1993 769
Oct 1993 704
Sep 1993 726
Aug 1993 645
Jul 1993 655
Jun 1993 653
May 1993 626
Apr 1993 701
Mar 1993 602
Feb 1993 604
Jan 1993 596
Dec 1992 650
Nov 1992 614
Oct 1992 621
Sep 1992 650
Aug 1992 636
Jul 1992 627
Jun 1992 596
May 1992 554
Apr 1992 546
Mar 1992 553
Feb 1992 639
Jan 1992 676
Dec 1991 558
Nov 1991 575
Oct 1991 524
Sep 1991 487
Aug 1991 526
Jul 1991 511
Jun 1991 516
May 1991 517
Apr 1991 508
Mar 1991 507
Feb 1991 482
Jan 1991 401
Dec 1990 464
Nov 1990 493
Oct 1990 465
Sep 1990 496
Aug 1990 528
Jul 1990 542
Jun 1990 545
May 1990 534
Apr 1990 542
Mar 1990 574
Feb 1990 591
Jan 1990 620
Dec 1989 630
Nov 1989 684
Oct 1989 645
Sep 1989 639
Aug 1989 697
Jul 1989 731
Jun 1989 642
May 1989 656
Apr 1989 608
Mar 1989 567
Feb 1989 622
Jan 1989 719
Dec 1988 658
Nov 1988 628
Oct 1988 718
Sep 1988 703
Aug 1988 688
Jul 1988 679
Jun 1988 717
May 1988 684
Apr 1988 699
Mar 1988 669
Feb 1988 663
Jan 1988 585
Dec 1987 595
Nov 1987 625
Oct 1987 650
Sep 1987 666
Aug 1987 657
Jul 1987 658
Jun 1987 637
May 1987 651
Apr 1987 735
Mar 1987 713
Feb 1987 732
Jan 1987 709
Dec 1986 784
Nov 1986 707
Oct 1986 669
Sep 1986 763
Aug 1986 621
Jul 1986 698
Jun 1986 728
May 1986 789
Apr 1986 857
Mar 1986 880
Feb 1986 728
Jan 1986 733
Dec 1985 721
Nov 1985 733
Oct 1985 655
Sep 1985 678
Aug 1985 726
Jul 1985 766
Jun 1985 722
May 1985 678
Apr 1985 620
Mar 1985 671
Feb 1985 682
Jan 1985 645
Dec 1984 597
Nov 1984 597
Oct 1984 687
Sep 1984 662
Aug 1984 567
Jul 1984 619
Jun 1984 630
May 1984 615
Apr 1984 639
Mar 1984 641
Feb 1984 696
Jan 1984 691
Dec 1983 773
Nov 1983 644
Oct 1983 632
Sep 1983 608
Aug 1983 572
Jul 1983 606
Jun 1983 651
May 1983 664
Apr 1983 638
Mar 1983 596
Feb 1983 562
Jan 1983 582
Dec 1982 521
Nov 1982 554
Oct 1982 480
Sep 1982 481
Aug 1982 407
Jul 1982 375
Jun 1982 370
May 1982 384
Apr 1982 339
Mar 1982 374
Feb 1982 365
Jan 1982 368
Dec 1981 457
Nov 1981 382
Oct 1981 356
Sep 1981 338
Aug 1981 378
Jul 1981 431
Jun 1981 415
May 1981 467
Apr 1981 470
Mar 1981 514
Feb 1981 510
Jan 1981 511
Dec 1980 532
Nov 1980 562
Oct 1980 561
Sep 1980 596
Aug 1980 659
Jul 1980 636
Jun 1980 552
May 1980 469
Apr 1980 370
Mar 1980 474
Feb 1980 541
Jan 1980 592
Dec 1979 559
Nov 1979 597
Oct 1979 670
Sep 1979 727
Aug 1979 729
Jul 1979 715
Jun 1979 700
May 1979 727
Apr 1979 748
Mar 1979 793
Feb 1979 723
Jan 1979 754
Dec 1978 805
Nov 1978 798
Oct 1978 872
Sep 1978 812
Aug 1978 756
Jul 1978 789
Jun 1978 834
May 1978 857
Apr 1978 864
Mar 1978 814
Feb 1978 791
Jan 1978 795
Dec 1977 835
Nov 1977 829
Oct 1977 819
Sep 1977 842
Aug 1977 808
Jul 1977 755
Jun 1977 805
May 1977 807
Apr 1977 799
Mar 1977 872
Feb 1977 839
Jan 1977 825
Dec 1976 767
Nov 1976 735
Oct 1976 708
Sep 1976 696
Aug 1976 648
Jul 1976 664
Jun 1976 591
May 1976 570
Apr 1976 611
Mar 1976 591
Feb 1976 644
Jan 1976 603
Dec 1975 669
Nov 1975 680
Oct 1975 609
Sep 1975 556
Aug 1975 566
Jul 1975 569
Jun 1975 557
May 1975 579
Apr 1975 543
Mar 1975 477
Feb 1975 422
Jan 1975 416
Dec 1974 417
Nov 1974 450
Oct 1974 448
Sep 1974 511
Aug 1974 492
Jul 1974 534
Jun 1974 534
May 1974 590
Apr 1974 544
Mar 1974 572
Feb 1974 539
Jan 1974 523
Dec 1973 519
Nov 1973 547
Oct 1973 565
Sep 1973 561
Aug 1973 566
Jul 1973 601
Jun 1973 650
May 1973 660
Apr 1973 661
Mar 1973 725
Feb 1973 737
Jan 1973 781
Dec 1972 772
Nov 1972 735
Oct 1972 843
Sep 1972 767
Aug 1972 773
Jul 1972 681
Jun 1972 687
May 1972 677
Apr 1972 684
Mar 1972 640
Feb 1972 711
Jan 1972 698
Dec 1971 689
Nov 1971 710
Oct 1971 647
Sep 1971 625
Aug 1971 659
Jul 1971 706
Jun 1971 646
May 1971 618
Apr 1971 662
Mar 1971 681
Feb 1971 618
Jan 1971 618
Dec 1970 582
Nov 1970 570
Oct 1970 545
Sep 1970 564
Aug 1970 515
Jul 1970 481
Jun 1970 485
May 1970 466
Apr 1970 445
Mar 1970 389
Feb 1970 373
Jan 1970 461
Dec 1969 452
Nov 1969 441
Oct 1969 401
Sep 1969 396
Aug 1969 422
Jul 1969 436
Jun 1969 461
May 1969 447
Apr 1969 450
Mar 1969 474
Feb 1969 524
Jan 1969 480
Dec 1968 511
Nov 1968 469
Oct 1968 502
Sep 1968 501
Aug 1968 507
Jul 1968 493
Jun 1968 441
May 1968 441
Apr 1968 501
Mar 1968 490
Feb 1968 543
Jan 1968 494
Dec 1967 502
Nov 1967 500
Oct 1967 566
Sep 1967 531
Aug 1967 504
Jul 1967 515
Jun 1967 499
May 1967 503
Apr 1967 479
Mar 1967 439
Feb 1967 408
Jan 1967 416
Dec 1966 369
Nov 1966 382
Oct 1966 387
Sep 1966 358
Aug 1966 377
Jul 1966 435
Jun 1966 434
May 1966 499
Apr 1966 545
Mar 1966 557
Feb 1966 541
Jan 1966 599
Dec 1965 609
Nov 1965 616
Oct 1965 555
Sep 1965 587
Aug 1965 615
Jul 1965 554
Jun 1965 614
May 1965 544
Apr 1965 555
Mar 1965 556
Feb 1965 559
Jan 1965 533
Dec 1964 540
Nov 1964 548
Oct 1964 583
Sep 1964 590
Aug 1964 582
Jul 1964 575
Jun 1964 580
May 1964 523
Apr 1964 559
Mar 1964 562
Feb 1964 609
Jan 1964 549
Dec 1963 514
Nov 1963 579
Oct 1963 567
Sep 1963 590
Aug 1963 570
Jul 1963 665
Jun 1963 526
May 1963 586
Apr 1963 605
Mar 1963 461
Feb 1963 464
Jan 1963 591

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-24 New Home Sales (Sep) - 0.8M 0.71M
2025-09-24 10:00 AM New Home Sales (Aug) 0.8M 0.66M 0.65M
2025-08-25 10:00 AM New Home Sales (Jul) 0.65M 0.66M 0.63M

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United States New Home Sales : Definition
United States new home sales represents the total number of newly constructed residential units sold by builders. The U.S. Census Bureau calculates this metric by surveying builders about sales contracts signed for new homes. It tracks the volume of new housing market activity in units.