New Home Sales Declined 0.6% in September

Washington, DC, October 27, 2026–Sales of new single-family houses in September 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 676,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 0.6% below the August 2026 rate of 680,000 and 5.3% below the September 2025 rate of 714,000.

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of September 2026 was 476,000. This is 1.0% below the August 2026 estimate of 481,000 and is 2.3% below the September 2025 estimate of 487,000.

This represents a supply of 8.4 months at the current sales rate. The months’ supply is 1.2% below the August 2026 estimate of 8.5 months and is 2.4% above the September 2025 estimate of 8.2 months.