Historical Data

 

iconTable 6. New Single-Family Home Sales: 1970–Present*

 


Period		 Sold During Period For Sale at End of Period Months' Supply at Current U.S. Sales Rate
U.S. North-east Mid-west South West U.S. Northeast Midwest South West U.S.
Annual Data
1970 485 61 100 203 121 227 38 47 91 51 NA NA
1971 656 82 127 270 176 294 45 55 131 63 NA NA
1972 718 96 130 305 187 416 53 69 199 95 NA NA
1973 634 95 120 257 161 422 59 81 181 102 NA NA
1974 519 69 103 207 139 350 50 68 150 82 NA NA
1975 549 71 106 222 150 316 43 66 133 74 NA NA
1976 646 72 128 247 199 358 45 68 154 91 NA NA
1977 819 86 162 317 255 408 44 73 168 123 NA NA
1978 817 78 145 331 262 419 45 80 170 124 NA NA
1979 709 67 112 304 225 402 42 74 172 114 NA NA
1980 545 50 81 267 145 342 40 55 149 97 NA NA
1981 436 46 60 219 112 278 41 34 127 76 NA NA
1982 412 47 48 219 99 255 39 27 129 60 NA NA
1983 623 76 71 323 152 304 42 33 149 79 NA NA
1984 639 94 76 309 160 358 55 41 177 85 NA NA
1985 688 112 82 323 171 350 66 34 172 79 NA NA
1986 750 136 96 322 196 361 88 32 153 87 NA NA
1987 671 117 97 271 186 370 103 39 149 79 NA NA
1988 676 101 97 276 202 371 112 43 133 82 NA NA
1989 650 86 102 260 202 366 108 41 123 93 NA NA
1990 534 71 89 225 149 321 77 42 105 97 NA NA
1991 509 57 93 215 144 284 62 41 97 83 NA NA
1992 860 64 150 433 213 314 27 69 146 71 308 4.4
1993 937 67 176 483 211 313 27 70 144 72
309
4.0
1994 988 70 164 477 277 310 28 70 142 69
307
3.7
1995 667 55 125 300 187 374 62 69 158 86 NA NA
1996 757 74 137 337 209 326 38 67 146 74 NA NA
1997 804 78 140 363 223 287 26 65 127 69 NA NA
1998 886 81 164 398 243 300 28 63 142 68 NA NA
1999 880 76 168 395 242 315 28 64 153 70 NA NA
2000 877 71 155 406 244 301 28 65 146 62 NA NA
2001 908 66 164 439 239 310 28 70 142 69 NA NA
2002
974
65
187
450
273
343
36
76
161
70
NA NA
  Monthly Data
(Seasonally Adjusted)
(Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates) (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2002  
April
 932 58 169 436 269 320 28 75 153 65
324
4.2
May
 974 71 178 439 286 327 30 75 156 66
329
4.1
June 959 69 158 441 291 328 30 77 157 64 328 4.2
July 961 61 190 458 252 333 31 77 159 66 331 4.2
August 1,025 54 208 480 283 333 32 78 157 66 332 4.0
September 1,057 94 197 490 276 332 31 79 157 66 333 3.9
October 1,005 62 183 465 295 342 33 82 159 68 336 4.0
November 1,022 60 217 457 288 342 35 80 159 68 338 4.0
December 1,052 59 256 468 269 344 36 77 161 70 339 4.0
2003  
January 1,009 89 176 466 278 347 36 77 163 71 343 4.1
February 935 50 181 442 262 339 34 73 162 70 343 4.5
March 1,008 83 166 503 256 330 30 74 157 69 341 4.1
April 999 69 174 465 291 338 29 76 161 71 342 4.1
May 1,108 65 173 532 338 336 30 78 159 69 341 3.7
June 1,160 86 190 537 347 344 29 83 164 68 345 3.6

*Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.

Sources: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD

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