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US New Home Sales: next release date and history

What it measures

Annualized sales pace of newly-built homes.

Why traders watch it

Counted at contract signing, so it leads the market — and swings harder.

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

Release details

Published by
Census Bureau
Frequency
Monthly
Time zone
All release times shown in US Eastern (ET)
History held
20 releases, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026

Last 20 releases — actual vs forecast

20 releases · oldest → newest580000 … 800000
ReleaseActualForecastPreviousRead
Sep 2026 2026-09-24 684K 615K 643K Bearish
Aug 2026 2026-08-25 607K 620K 678K Bullish
Aug 2026 2026-08-24 607K 620K 678K Bullish
Jul 2026 2026-07-24 628K 609K 618K Bearish
Jun 2026 2026-06-24 580K 638K 626K Bullish
May 2026 2026-05-28 622K 661K 663K Bullish
May 2026 2026-05-05 682K 652K 635K Bearish
Mar 2026 2026-03-19 587K 722K 712K Bullish
Feb 2026 2026-02-20 745K 732K 656K Bearish
Jan 2026 2026-01-13 737K 716K 738K Bearish
Sep 2025 2025-09-24 800K 650K 664K Bearish
Aug 2025 2025-08-25 652K 635K 656K Bearish
Jul 2025 2025-07-24 627K 649K 623K Bullish
Jun 2025 2025-06-25 623K 694K 722K Bullish
May 2025 2025-05-23 743K 694K 670K Bearish
Apr 2025 2025-04-23 724K 684K 674K Bearish
Mar 2025 2025-03-25 676K 682K 664K Bullish
Feb 2025 2025-02-26 657K 679K 734K Bullish
Jan 2025 2025-01-27 698K 669K 674K Bearish
Nov 2024 2024-11-26 610K 725K 738K Bullish

“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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