Sales of new single‐family houses in October 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 733,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 0.7 percent (±20.4 percent) below the revised September rate of 738,000, but is 31.6 percent (±23.7 percent) above the October 2018 estimate of 557,000.
The median sales price of new houses sold in October 2019 was $316,700. The average sales price was $383,300.
The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of October was 322,000. This represents a supply of 5.3 months at the current sales rate.