U.S. Census Bureau: Monthly New Residential Sales, August 2025

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 2025:

New Home Sales

Sales of new single-family houses in August 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 800,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 20.5 percent (±21.8 percent)* above the July 2025 rate of 664,000, and is 15.4 percent (±25.1 percent)* above the August 2024 rate of 693,000.

For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of August 2025 was 490,000. This is 1.4 percent (±1.3 percent) below the July 2025 estimate of 497,000, and is 4.0 percent (±5.2 percent)* 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 percent (±16.2 percent) below the July 2025 estimate of 9.0 months, and is 9.8 percent (±17.2 percent)* below the August 2024 estimate of 8.2 months.

Sales Price

The median sales price of new houses sold in August 2025 was $413,500. This is 4.7 percent (±7.3 percent)* above the July 2025 price of $395,100, and is 1.9 percent (±9.1 percent)* 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 percent (±9.5 percent) above the July 2025 price of $478,200, and is 12.3 percent (±10.3 percent) above the August 2024 price of $475,600.

The September report is scheduled for release on October 24, 2025. View the full schedule in the Economic Briefing Room: www.census.gov/economic-indicators/. The full text and tables for this release can be found at www.census.gov/construction/nrs/.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau