Key figures
Median sales price of new houses
$415,400
$ · 2025
Housing starts
1,355,833
Units per year · 2025
Building permits
1,430,500
Units per year · 2025
Homeownership rate
65.3%
% · 2025
Rental vacancy rate
7.1%
% · 2025
House price index (FHFA)
699.3
Index (1980 Q1 = 100) · 2025
Case-Shiller national home price index
328.5
Index (Jan 2000 = 100) · 2025
New single-family homes sold
678,500
Homes per year · 2025
Months' supply of new houses
8.79
Months · 2025
Homeowner vacancy rate
1.15%
% · 2025
Residential construction spending
$935,732 million
$ million · 2025
Historical data
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Median sales price of new houses
1963–2025Census & HUD, annual average of quarterly medians. Source: FRED series MSPUS.
Sources: BEA, BLS, Census Bureau, EIA, FBI, USDA, NCES, U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies (via FRED where noted). National totals marked “Sum of the 50 states” add up official state figures.