Dec. Single-Family Home Sales Declined 1.7% from Nov., Up 3.8% YOY

Washington, DC, February 20, 2026-Sales of new single-family houses in December 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 745,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1.7% below the November 2025 rate of 758,000 and 3.8% above the December 2024 rate of 718,000.

An estimated 679,000 new homes were sold in 2025. This is 1.1% below the 2024 figure of 686,000.

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of December 2025 was 472,000. This is 2.7% below the November 2025 estimate of 485,000 and is 3.5% 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% below the November 2025 estimate of 7.7 months, and is 7.3% below the December 2024 estimate of 8.2 months.

The median sales price of new houses sold in December 2025 was $414,400. This is 4.2% above the November 2025 price of $397,600, and is 2.0% 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% above the November 2025 price of $530,200 and is 4.7% above the December 2024 price of $508,900.