New Home Sales
Sales of new single-family houses in December 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 745,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 1.7 percent (±14.5 percent)* below the November 2025 rate of 758,000, and is 3.8 percent (±18.3 percent)* above the December 2024 rate of 718,000.

An estimated 679,000 new homes were sold in 2025. This is 1.1 percent (±4.1 percent)* below the 2024 figure of 686,000.

For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply
The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of December 2025 was 472,000. This is 2.7 percent (±1.3 percent) below the November 2025 estimate of 485,000, and is 3.5 percent (±4.8 percent)* below the December 2024 estimate of 489,000.

This represents a supply of 7.6 months at the current sales rate. The months' supply is 1.3 percent (±12.2 percent)* below the November 2025 estimate of 7.7 months, and is 7.3 percent (±15.0 percent)* below the December 2024 estimate of 8.2 months.

Sales Price
The median sales price of new houses sold in December 2025 was $414,400. This is 4.2 percent (±7.2 percent)* above the November 2025 price of $397,600, and is 2.0 percent (±9.1 percent)* below the December 2024 price of $423,000. The average sales price of new houses sold in December 2025 was $532,600. This is 0.5 percent (±9.6 percent)* above the November 2025 price of $530,200, and is 4.7 percent (±9.1 percent)* above the December 2024 price of $508,900.