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Housing

New Residential Sales — July 2026

Released August 25, 2026 · Census Bureau / HUD · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
New single-family homes sold fell by 71,000 in July 2026 to 607, −41,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 678. Prior periods were revised in 9 series — figures below reflect that.
New home sales
607
▼ −71,000 m/m
· −41,000 y/y
Median price
$393,800
▼ −2.3% m/m
· −0.9% y/y
Months supply
9.6 mo
▲ +12.9% m/m
· +4.3% y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (9) — since first published. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Months' supply at current sales rate · May 202610.3 mo→9.3 mo▼ −1.0 mo
New single-family homes sold · May 2026580→630▲ +50,000
Months' supply at current sales rate · June 20269.3 mo→8.5 mo▼ −0.8 mo
New single-family homes sold · June 2026628→678▲ +50,000
Months' supply at current sales rate · April 20269.4 mo→9.0 mo▼ −0.4 mo
New single-family homes sold · April 2026622→641▲ +19,000
Median sales price, new homes · May 2026$424,900→$416,400▼ −$8,500
Median sales price, new homes · April 2026$422,500→$415,700▼ −$6,800
Median sales price, new homes · June 2026$398,300→$403,100▲ +$4,800

Key figures

Headline →July 2026June 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
New single-family homes soldREVISED
SAAR, thousands of units
607678▼ −71,000▼ −10.5%▼ −41,000▼ −6.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Median sales price, new homesREVISED$393,800$403,100▼ −$9,300▼ −2.3%▼ −$3,500▼ −0.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Months' supply at current sales rateREVISED9.6 mo8.5 mo▲ +1.1 mo▲ +12.9%▲ +0.4 mo▲ +4.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

What stood out

  • Median sales price, new homes: lowest since July 2021 (60 months).
  • 30-year fixed mortgage rate: highest since July 2025 (13 months).

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Full detail — context →July 2026June 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
30-year fixed mortgage rate6.7%6.5%▲ +0.1 pp—▲ +0.1 pp—

Sources

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Prepared 2026-08-28 14:07 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.