Sales of new single‐family houses in December 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 694,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 0.4 percent (±15.1 percent) below the revised November rate of 697,000, but is 23.0 percent (±20.0 percent) above the December 2018 estimate of 564,000.
An estimated 681,000 new homes were sold in 2019. This is 10.3 percent (±6.4 percent) above the 2018 figure of 617,000.
The median sales price of new houses sold in December 2019 was $331,400. The average sales price was $384,500.
The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of December was 327,000. This represents a supply of 5.7 months at the current sales rate.