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Housing

New Residential Sales — September 2026

Released October 27, 2026 · Census Bureau / HUD · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
New single-family homes sold fell by 4,000 in September 2026 to 676, −38,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 680. Prior periods were revised in 8 series — figures below reflect that.
New home sales
676
▼ −4,000 m/m
· −38,000 y/y
Median price
$400,400
▲ +3.9% m/m
· −3.9% y/y
Months supply
8.4 mo
▼ −1.2% m/m
· +2.4% y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (8) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Median sales price, new homes · August 2026$393,700→$385,400▼ −$8,300
New single-family homes sold · June 2026672→680▲ +8,000
Months' supply at current sales rate · June 20268.6 mo→8.5 mo▼ −0.1 mo
Months' supply at current sales rate · July 20269.0 mo→8.9 mo▼ −0.1 mo
Median sales price, new homes · June 2026$406,400→$410,200▲ +$3,800
New single-family homes sold · July 2026643→647▲ +4,000
New single-family homes sold · August 2026684→680▼ −4,000
Median sales price, new homes · July 2026$392,200→$394,200▲ +$2,000

Key figures

Headline →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
New single-family homes soldREVISED
SAAR, thousands of units
676680▼ −4,000▼ −0.6%▼ −38,000▼ −5.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Median sales price, new homesREVISED$400,400$385,400▲ +$15,000▲ +3.9%▼ −$16,400▼ −3.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Months' supply at current sales rateREVISED8.4 mo8.5 mo▼ −0.1 mo▼ −1.2%▲ +0.2 mo▲ +2.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

What stood out

  • 30-year fixed mortgage rate: highest since January 2025 (20 months).

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Full detail — context →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
30-year fixed mortgage rate6.9%6.7%▲ +0.2 pp—▲ +0.5 pp—

Sources

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Prepared 2026-10-27 14:01 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.