Single-Family Home Sales Rose 20.5% in August

Washington, DC, September 24, 2025-Sales of new single-family houses in August 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 800,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 20.5% above the July 2025 rate of 664,000 and 15.4% above the August 2024 rate of 693,000.

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of August 2025 was 490,000. This is 1.4% below the July 2025 estimate of 497,000, and is 4.0% above the August 2024 estimate of 471,000.

This represents a supply of 7.4 months at the current sales rate. The months' supply is 17.8% below the July 2025 estimate of 9.0 months, and is 9.8% below the August 2024 estimate of 8.2 months.

The median sales price of new houses sold in August 2025 was $413,500. This is 4.7% above the July 2025 price of $395,100, and is 1.9% above the August 2024 price of $405,800. The average sales price of new houses sold in August 2025 was $534,100. This is 11.7% above the July 2025 price of $478,200, and is 12.3% above the August 2024 price of $475,600.