New Home Sales Rose 1.5% in January
Washington, DC, February 26, 2024—Sales of new single-family houses in January 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 661,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1.5% above the revised December rate of 651,000 and 1.8% above the January 2023 estimate of 649,000.