The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for January 2026: {charts} Sales of new single-family houses in January 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 587,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 17.6 percent (±13.3 percent) below the December 2025 rate of 712,000, and is 11.3 percent (±15.6 percent)* below the January 2025 rate of 662,000. The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end ... (full story)