The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for August 2026: New Home Sales – Sales of new single-family houses in August 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 684,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.4 percent (±19.5 percent)* above the July 2026 rate of 643,000, and is 2.0 percent (±15.7 percent)* below the August 2025 rate of 698,000. For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply – The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of August 2026 was 483,000. This is virtually unchanged from the July 2026 estimate of 483,000, and is 2.0 percent (±4.0 percent)* below the August 2025 estimate of 493,000. This represents a supply of 8.5 months at the current sales rate. The months’ supply is 5.6 percent (±17.2 percent)* below the July 2026 estimate of 9.0 months, and is virtually unchanged from the August 2025 estimate of 8.5 months. Sales Price – The median sales price of new houses sold in August 2026 was $393,700. This is 0.4 percent (±7.4 percent)* above the July 2026 price of $392,200, and is 5.8 percent (±8.2 percent)* below the August 2025 price of $417,900. The average sales price of new houses sold in August 2026 was $478,700. This is 9.1 percent (±11.2 percent)* below the July 2026 price of $526,400, and is 8.8 percent (±7.7 percent) below the August 2025 price of $525,100.