US New Home Sales
It's a leading indicator of economic health because the sale of a new home triggers a wide-reaching ripple effect. For example, furniture and appliances are purchased for the home, a mortgage is sold by the financing bank, and brokers are paid to execute the transaction;
While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12);
- US New Home Sales Graph
- History
Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
---|---|---|---|
Jun 26, 2024 | 619K | 636K | 698K |
May 23, 2024 | 634K | 677K | 665K |
Apr 23, 2024 | 693K | 668K | 637K |
Mar 25, 2024 | 662K | 675K | 664K |
Feb 26, 2024 | 661K | 680K | 651K |
Jan 25, 2024 | 664K | 648K | 615K |
Dec 22, 2023 | 590K | 689K | 672K |
Nov 27, 2023 | 679K | 724K | 719K |
-
- US New Home Sales News
- From census.gov|Jun 26, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for May 2024. Sales of new single‐family houses in May 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 619,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 11.3 percent (±15.5 percent)* below the revised April rate of 698,000 and is 16.5 percent (±16.2 percent) below the May 2023 estimate of 741,000. ...
- From census.gov|May 23, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2024. Sales of new single‐family houses in April 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 634,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.7 percent (±12.0 percent)* below the revised March rate of 665,000 and is 7.7 percent (±13.2 percent)* below the April 2023 estimate of ...
- From econoday.com|May 17, 2024
The high points for economic data in the May 20 week should be the sales numbers for new and existing homes for April. Gauging the health of the housing market may be a bit tricky in reading these reports. Seasonal adjustment factors for this time of year anticipate a busier sales period as potential homebuyers shake off winter and start planning moves based on changing household needs. However, the housing market got a chill earlier this year when mortgage rates began to rise again and home prices did not ease up despite some ...
- From census.gov|Apr 23, 2024|2 comments
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for March 2024. Sales of new single‐family houses in March 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 8.8 percent (±17.2 percent)* above the revised February rate of 637,000 and is 8.3 percent (±19.5 percent)* above the March 2023 estimate of ...
- From census.gov|Mar 25, 2024
Beginning with the April 2024 New Residential Sales release on May 23, 2024, the sales price range groups in Table 2, "New Privately‐Owned Houses Sold, by Sales Price" will be updated to better reflect the current distribution of new home prices. New price groupings will also be introduced in our time series file "New Houses Sold and For Sale by Price Range". Example tables containing the new price groups are provided on our website. Data between January 2020 and March 2024 will be re‐calculated incorporating any additional data and ...
- From census.gov|Feb 26, 2024|2 comments
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for January 2024. Sales of new single‐family houses in January 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 661,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 1.5 percent (±19.9 percent)* above the revised December rate of 651,000 and is 1.8 percent (±19.4 percent)* above the January 2023 estimate ...
- From census.gov|Jan 25, 2024|1 comment
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for December 2023. Sales of new single‐family houses in December 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 8.0 percent (±24.2 percent)* above the revised November rate of 615,000 and is 4.4 percent (±20.6 percent)* above the December 2022 ...
- From census.gov|Dec 22, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for November 2023. Sales of new single‐family houses in November 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 12.2 percent (±15.6 percent)* below the revised October rate of 672,000, but is 1.4 percent (±19.8 percent)* above the November 2022 ...
Released on Jun 26, 2024 |
---|
Released on May 23, 2024 |
---|
Released on Apr 23, 2024 |
---|
Released on Mar 25, 2024 |
---|
Released on Feb 26, 2024 |
---|
Released on Jan 25, 2024 |
---|
Released on Dec 22, 2023 |
---|
- Details