Table
6. New Single-Family Home Sales: 1967-Present*
Period |
Sold
During Period |
For
Sale at End of Period |
Months'
Supply at Current U.S. Sales Rate |
U.S. |
North-east |
Mid-west |
South |
West |
U.S. |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
U.S. |
Annual
Data |
1967 |
487
|
77
|
112
|
179
|
119
|
190
|
36
|
48
|
65
|
40
|
NA |
NA |
1968 |
490
|
73
|
119
|
177
|
121
|
218
|
38
|
53
|
82
|
45
|
NA |
NA |
1969 |
448
|
62
|
97
|
175
|
114
|
228
|
39
|
52
|
85
|
53
|
NA |
NA |
1970 |
485
|
61
|
100
|
203
|
121
|
227
|
38
|
47
|
91
|
51
|
NA |
NA |
1971 |
656
|
82
|
127
|
270
|
176
|
294
|
45
|
55
|
131
|
63
|
NA |
NA |
1972 |
718
|
96
|
130
|
305
|
187
|
416
|
53
|
69
|
199
|
95
|
NA |
NA |
1973 |
634
|
95
|
120
|
257
|
161
|
422
|
59
|
81
|
181
|
102
|
NA |
NA |
1974 |
519
|
69
|
103
|
207
|
139
|
350
|
50
|
68
|
150
|
82
|
NA |
NA |
1975 |
549
|
71
|
106
|
222
|
150
|
316
|
43
|
66
|
133
|
74
|
NA |
NA |
1976 |
646
|
72
|
128
|
247
|
199
|
358
|
45
|
68
|
154
|
91
|
NA |
NA |
1977 |
819
|
86
|
162
|
317
|
255
|
408
|
44
|
73
|
168
|
123
|
NA |
NA |
1978 |
817
|
78
|
145
|
331
|
262
|
419
|
45
|
80
|
170
|
124
|
NA |
NA |
1979 |
709
|
67
|
112
|
304
|
225
|
402
|
42
|
74
|
172
|
114
|
NA |
NA |
1980 |
545
|
50
|
81
|
267
|
145
|
342
|
40
|
55
|
149
|
97
|
NA |
NA |
1981 |
436
|
46
|
60
|
219
|
112
|
278
|
41
|
34
|
127
|
76
|
NA |
NA |
1982 |
412
|
47
|
48
|
219
|
99
|
255
|
39
|
27
|
129
|
60
|
NA |
NA |
1983 |
623
|
76
|
71
|
323
|
152
|
304
|
42
|
33
|
149
|
79
|
NA |
NA |
1984 |
639
|
94
|
76
|
309
|
160
|
358
|
55
|
41
|
177
|
85
|
NA |
NA |
1985 |
688
|
112
|
82
|
323
|
171
|
350
|
66
|
34
|
172
|
79
|
NA |
NA |
1986 |
750
|
136
|
96
|
322
|
196
|
361
|
88
|
32
|
153
|
87
|
NA |
NA |
1987 |
671
|
117
|
97
|
271
|
186
|
370
|
103
|
39
|
149
|
79
|
NA |
NA |
1988 |
676
|
101
|
97
|
276
|
202
|
371
|
112
|
43
|
133
|
82
|
NA |
NA |
1989 |
650
|
86
|
102
|
260
|
202
|
366
|
108
|
41
|
123
|
93
|
NA |
NA |
1990 |
534
|
71
|
89
|
225
|
149
|
321
|
77
|
42
|
105
|
97
|
NA |
NA |
1991 |
509
|
57
|
93
|
215
|
144
|
284
|
62
|
41
|
97
|
83
|
NA |
NA |
1992 |
610
|
65
|
116
|
259
|
170
|
267
|
48
|
41
|
104
|
74
|
NA |
NA |
1993 |
666
|
60
|
123
|
295
|
188
|
295
|
53
|
48
|
121
|
73
|
NA |
NA |
1994 |
670
|
61
|
123
|
295
|
191
|
340
|
55
|
63
|
140
|
82
|
NA |
NA |
1995 |
667
|
55
|
125
|
300
|
187
|
374
|
62
|
69
|
158
|
86
|
NA |
NA |
1996 |
757
|
74
|
137
|
337
|
209
|
326
|
38
|
67
|
146
|
74
|
NA |
NA |
1997 |
804
|
78
|
140
|
363
|
223
|
287
|
26
|
65
|
127
|
69
|
NA |
NA |
1998 |
886
|
81
|
164
|
398
|
243
|
300
|
28
|
63
|
142
|
68
|
NA |
NA |
1999 |
880
|
76
|
168
|
395
|
242
|
315
|
28
|
64
|
153
|
70
|
NA |
NA |
2000 |
877
|
71
|
155
|
406
|
244
|
301
|
28
|
65
|
146
|
62
|
NA |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monthly Data |
(Seasonally
Adjusted) |
(Seasonally
Adjusted Annual Rates) |
(Not
Seasonally Adjusted) |
2000 |
|
Apr |
843
|
75
|
139
|
396
|
233
|
302
|
24
|
67
|
149
|
62
|
305
|
4.3 |
May |
853
|
68
|
150
|
407
|
228
|
306
|
25
|
67
|
151
|
63
|
308
|
4.3 |
Jun |
793
|
72
|
148
|
376
|
197
|
308
|
25
|
66
|
154
|
64
|
307
|
4.8
|
Jul |
881
|
64
|
169
|
398
|
250
|
300
|
25
|
64
|
149
|
61
|
304
|
4.1 |
Aug |
839
|
65
|
141
|
388
|
245
|
303
|
26
|
63
|
151
|
63
|
304
|
4.4 |
Sep |
902
|
68
|
163
|
417
|
254
|
301
|
26
|
63
|
148
|
62
|
301
|
4.1 |
Oct |
922
|
85
|
158
|
419
|
260
|
305
|
27
|
66
|
150
|
62
|
301
|
4.0
|
Nov |
882
|
67
|
149
|
423
|
243
|
309
|
29
|
68
|
149
|
63
|
304
|
4.2
|
Dec |
1001
|
67
|
174
|
464
|
296
|
301
|
28
|
65
|
146
|
62
|
297
|
3.6
|
2001 |
|
Jan |
938
|
56
|
173
|
438
|
271
|
298
|
28
|
64
|
145
|
61
|
295
|
3.8
|
Feb |
959
|
74
|
168
|
435
|
282
|
291
|
27
|
63
|
143
|
59
|
295
|
3.7 |
Mar |
953
|
77
|
184
|
451
|
241
|
286
|
25
|
61
|
139
|
61
|
289
|
3.7
|
Apr |
905
|
70
|
161
|
428
|
246
|
285
|
23
|
60
|
140
|
62
|
290
|
3.9
|
May |
907
|
55
|
172
|
435
|
245
|
286
|
24
|
58
|
141
|
63
|
290
|
3.9
|
Jun |
922
|
59
|
156
|
466
|
241
|
292
|
24
|
61
|
142
|
65
|
292
|
3.9
|
*Components
may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.
Sources: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy
Development and Research, HUD
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