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US Existing Home Sales: next release date and history

What it measures

Annualized sales pace of previously-owned homes.

Why traders watch it

The bulk of the housing market; inventory and price stats inside the report matter too.

Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically good for the dollar.

Release details

Published by
National Association of Realtors
Frequency
Monthly, ~3rd week
Time zone
All release times shown in US Eastern (ET)
History held
25 releases, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026

Last 25 releases — actual vs forecast

25 releases · oldest → newest0.8 … 4350000
ReleaseActualForecastPreviousRead
Oct 2026 2026-10-13 3.99M 3.95M 3.93M Bearish
Oct 2026 2026-10-12 3.99M 3.95M 3.93M Bearish
Sep 2026 2026-09-10 3.98M 3.98M 4.06M In line
Aug 2026 2026-08-11 4.06M 4.05M 4.13M Bearish
Aug 2026 2026-08-10 4.06M 4.05M 4.13M Bearish
Jul 2026 2026-07-09 4.09M 4.19M 4.19M Bullish
Jun 2026 2026-06-09 4.17M 4.07M 4.04M Bearish
May 2026 2026-05-11 4.02M 4.05M 4.01M Bullish
Apr 2026 2026-04-13 3.98M 4.07M 4.13M Bullish
Feb 2026 2026-02-12 3.91M 4.16M 4.27M Bullish
Jan 2026 2026-01-14 4.35M 4.21M 4.14M Bearish
Dec 2025 2025-12-19 4.13M 4.15M 4.11M Bullish
Nov 2025 2025-11-20 4.10M 4.08M 4.05M Bearish
Oct 2025 2025-10-23 4.06M 4.06M 4.00M In line
Sep 2025 2025-09-25 4.00M 3.96M 4.01M Bearish
Aug 2025 2025-08-21 4.01M 3.92M 3.93M Bearish
Jul 2025 2025-07-23 3.93M 4.00M 4.04M Bullish
Jun 2025 2025-06-23 0.8% -1.3% -0.5% Bearish
May 2025 2025-05-22 4.00M 4.15M 4.02M Bullish
Apr 2025 2025-04-24 4.02M 4.14M 4.27M Bullish
Mar 2025 2025-03-20 4.26M 3.95M 4.09M Bearish
Feb 2025 2025-02-21 4.08M 4.13M 4.29M Bullish
Jan 2025 2025-01-24 4.24M 4.19M 4.15M Bearish
Dec 2024 2024-12-19 4.15M 4.09M 3.96M Bearish
Nov 2024 2024-11-21 3.96M 3.95M 3.83M Bearish

“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.

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