The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for May 2026. Sales of new single-family houses in May 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 580,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 7.3 percent (±13.3 percent)* below the April 2026 rate of 626,000, and is 6.8 percent (±12.8 percent)* below the May 2025 rate of 622,000. The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of May 2026 was 496,000. ... (full story)