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United States New home sales 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

New home sales in United States stood at 676 thousands of units in Sep 2026, according to Us Census Bureau. The latest value is down 5.3% from a year earlier (714 thousands of units in Sep 2025). Ten years earlier, in Sep 2016, the value was 558 thousands of units (up 21% since). The highest value since 1963 was 1,389 thousands of units in Jul 2005, the lowest 270 thousands of units in Feb 2011.

Data source: Us Census Bureau · Unit: thousands of units · Category: Real Estate · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:MonthlyCoverage:1963–2026

Key facts

What is the latest New home sales in United States?

New home sales in United States stood at 676 thousands of units in Sep 2026, according to Us Census Bureau.

Is New home sales in United States rising or falling?

The latest value is down 5.3% from a year earlier (714 thousands of units in Sep 2025). Ten years earlier, in Sep 2016, the value was 558 thousands of units (up 21% since).

What is the highest New home sales on record in United States?

The highest value since 1963 was 1,389 thousands of units in Jul 2005, the lowest 270 thousands of units in Feb 2011.

Metadata for New home sales in United States
IndicatorNew home sales
CountryUnited States
CategoryReal Estate
Unitthousands of units
SourceUs Census Bureau
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Latest value: 676 thousands of units (2026-09-01)

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Source:U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development via Us Census Bureau — series HSN1F
License:U.S. government work, citation requested
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APA

U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2026). New home sales — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/new-home-sales/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HSN1F

MLA

U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "New home sales — United States." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/new-home-sales/USA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HSN1F.

Chicago

U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2026. "New home sales — United States." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/new-home-sales/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HSN1F.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_new_home_sales_usa,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development}},
  title = {{New home sales --- United States}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/new-home-sales/USA},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HSN1F}
}