New Home Sales
New home sales measure the annualized pace of newly built single-family homes sold, counted at contract signing rather than closing. Collected jointly by the Census Bureau and HUD and reported in thousands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, it covers only about 10-15% of total sales but reads ahead of existing sales because it captures fresh demand.
Latest reading
As of June 2026, New Home Sales (New home sales (SAAR)) stands at 628K — up from 618K the prior reading. Above 900K annualized is bubble-era strong; 500K-700K is a healthy, moderate market, and below 400K is recessionary. The series is notoriously volatile on its small sample, so the 3-month average is the read to trust. Watch months of supply — above 6 favors buyers, below 4 favors sellers — and expect this print to move homebuilder stocks on release. Series history runs from 1993 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessLast updated 2026-07-24 · Open ↓Close ↑
New home sales (SAAR)
- YoY %
- -5.6%
Next release: Aug 25, 2026
Full history
Sales (SAAR)
Year-over-year %
The annual change in new-home sales. Shaded zones split growth (green, above 0%) from decline (red, below 0%) — a volatile but forward-looking read on construction demand.
Methodology & data
New Home Sales is sourced from Census via the Federal Reserve's FRED service (US Census Bureau / HUD via FRED (HSN1F), monthly, seasonally adjusted annual rate). We pull the complete history, chart it on a monthly basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date, last updated 2026-07-24. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the New Home Sales?
New home sales measure the annualized pace of newly built single-family homes sold, counted at contract signing rather than closing. Collected jointly by the Census Bureau and HUD and reported in thousands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, it covers only about 10-15% of total sales but reads ahead of existing sales because it captures fresh demand.
How do you read New Home Sales?
Above 900K annualized is bubble-era strong; 500K-700K is a healthy, moderate market, and below 400K is recessionary. The series is notoriously volatile on its small sample, so the 3-month average is the read to trust. Watch months of supply — above 6 favors buyers, below 4 favors sellers — and expect this print to move homebuilder stocks on release.
Where does the New Home Sales data come from?
US Census Bureau / HUD via FRED (HSN1F), monthly, seasonally adjusted annual rate. We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/new-home-sales.csv.
How often is New Home Sales updated?
New Home Sales is a monthly series from Census, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts to FRED.
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