Total US Home Sales
The total annualized pace of US home transactions: existing-home sales (NAR, from our reconstructed full-history series) plus new-home sales (Census Bureau), both seasonally adjusted annual rates, monthly since 1999. One number for how many homes are actually changing hands.
Total home sales (SAAR)
- YoY %
- -0.2%
Next release: ≈ Sep 25, 2026
Latest reading
As of July 2026, Total Home Sales (Total home sales (SAAR)) stands at 4.67M — down from 4.81M the prior reading, 45% below the July 2005 record of 8.53M. The combined pace peaked near 8.4M in 2005, bottomed near 4.1M in 2010, and collapsed from ~7.4M to under 5M after the 2022 rate shock. Because the two components respond differently — builders can buy down mortgage rates while resale sellers sit on 3% loans — the mix between them is itself a signal: new construction taking share marks a lock-in-frozen resale market. Series history runs from 1999 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessLast updated 2026-09-04 · Open ↓Close ↑
Full history
Total sales (SAAR)
Year-over-year %
The combined pace's annual change — green above 0, red below. The 2022 collapse was the fastest in the series outside 2008.
Existing only
The resale component (NAR) — roughly 85-90% of all transactions.
New only
The new-construction component (Census). Builders can cut prices and buy down rates, which is why this leg held up far better after 2022.
Methodology & data
Total Home Sales is sourced from NAR/Census directly from the publisher’s own dataset (NAR (existing, reconstructed archive series) + US Census Bureau (new), computed join, monthly SAAR). 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 2026-09-04. 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 Total US Home Sales?
The total annualized pace of US home transactions: existing-home sales (NAR, from our reconstructed full-history series) plus new-home sales (Census Bureau), both seasonally adjusted annual rates, monthly since 1999. One number for how many homes are actually changing hands.
How do you read Total Home Sales?
The combined pace peaked near 8.4M in 2005, bottomed near 4.1M in 2010, and collapsed from ~7.4M to under 5M after the 2022 rate shock. Because the two components respond differently — builders can buy down mortgage rates while resale sellers sit on 3% loans — the mix between them is itself a signal: new construction taking share marks a lock-in-frozen resale market.
Where does the Total Home Sales data come from?
NAR (existing, reconstructed archive series) + US Census Bureau (new), computed join, monthly SAAR. 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/total-home-sales.csv.
How often is Total Home Sales updated?
Total Home Sales is a monthly series from NAR/Census, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts from NAR/Census.
Total home sales (SAAR)
- YoY %
- -0.2%
Next release: ≈ Sep 25, 2026