US sales of new single‐family houses in January 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This is 6.9 percent (±16.3 percent) below the revised December rate of 652,000 and is 4.1 percent (±14.0 percent) below the January 2018 estimate of 633,000.
The median sales price of new houses sold in January 2019 was $317,200. The average sales price was $373,100.
The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of January was 336,000. This represents a supply of 6.6 months at the current sales rate.