Sales of new single-family houses in October 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 737,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 0.1 percent (±14.2 percent)* below the September 2025 rate of 738,000, and is 18.7 percent (±21.7 percent)* above the October 2024 rate of 621,000. The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of October 2025 was 488,000. This is virtually unchanged from the September 2025 estimate of 488,000, and is 1.7 percent (±5.8 percent)* above the October 2024 estimate of ... (full story)