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Economic Data Brief |
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Housing
Existing Home Sales — September 2026
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| Existing home sales rose by 60,000 in September 2026 to 3,990,000, −90,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 3,930,000. Prior periods were revised in 2 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Sales
3,990,000
▲ +60,000 m/m
· −90,000 y/y
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Months supply
4.8 mo
▪ 0.0% m/m
· +6.7% y/y
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| Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (2) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Months' supply of inventory · August 2026 | 4.9 mo | → | 4.8 mo | ▼ −0.1 mo | | Existing home sales · August 2026 | 3,980,000 | → | 3,930,000 | ▼ −50,000 |
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Key figures| Headline → | September 2026 | August 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Existing home salesREVISED SAAR, units | 3,990,000 | 3,930,000 | ▲ +60,000 | ▲ +1.5% | ▼ −90,000 | ▼ −2.2% | | | Months' supply of inventoryREVISED | 4.8 mo | 4.8 mo | ▪ 0.0 mo | ▪ 0.0% | ▲ +0.3 mo | ▲ +6.7% | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Inventory of homes for sale: highest since November 2019 (81 months).
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — NAR components (hand-entered) → | September 2026 | August 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Median existing-home price | $429,100 | $434,100 | ▼ −$5,000 | ▼ −1.2% | ▲ +$6,700 | ▲ +1.6% | | Inventory of homes for sale | 1.6M | 1.5M | ▲ +0.1M | ▲ +5.2% | ▲ +0.1M | ▲ +5.9% | | First-time buyer share | 30.0% | 29.0% | ▲ +1.0 pp | — | ▪ — | — | | All-cash sales share | 27.0% | 26.0% | ▲ +1.0 pp | — | ▪ — | — |
Sources |
Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-10-13 14:22 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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