Table
6. New Single-Family Home Sales: 1970Present*
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 |
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 |
860
|
64
|
150
|
433
|
213
|
314
|
27
|
69
|
146
|
71
|
308 |
4.4 |
1993 |
937
|
67
|
176
|
483
|
211
|
313
|
27
|
70
|
144
|
72
|
309
|
4.0 |
1994 |
988
|
70
|
164
|
477
|
277
|
310
|
28
|
70
|
142
|
69
|
307
|
3.7 |
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 |
2001 |
908
|
66
|
164
|
439
|
239
|
310
|
28
|
70
|
142
|
69
|
NA |
NA |
2002 |
976
|
64
|
189
|
449
|
274
|
341
|
36
|
76
|
160
|
69
|
NA |
NA |
Monthly Data |
(Seasonally Adjusted)
|
(Seasonally
Adjusted Annual Rates)
|
(Not
Seasonally Adjusted) |
2001 |
|
October
|
865
|
65
|
151
|
436
|
213
|
314
|
27
|
69
|
146
|
71
|
308
|
4.4
|
November
|
938
|
67
|
176
|
483
|
212
|
313
|
27
|
70
|
144
|
72
|
308
|
4.0
|
December
|
979
|
68
|
165
|
468
|
278
|
310
|
28
|
70
|
142
|
69
|
308
|
3.7
|
2002 |
|
January
|
870 |
70 |
180 |
390 |
230 |
313 |
27 |
71 |
145 |
70 |
310
|
4.4 |
February
|
937 |
67 |
172 |
439 |
259 |
309 |
26 |
70 |
146 |
67 |
314
|
4.0 |
March
|
915 |
65 |
149 |
426 |
275 |
307 |
26 |
72 |
147 |
63 |
316
|
4.2 |
April
|
932 |
58 |
169 |
436 |
269 |
320 |
28 |
75 |
153 |
65 |
324
|
4.2 |
May
|
974 |
71 |
178 |
439 |
286 |
327 |
30 |
75 |
156 |
66 |
329
|
4.1 |
June
|
947 |
68 |
158 |
434 |
287 |
328 |
30 |
77 |
157 |
64 |
329
|
4.2 |
July
|
958 |
61 |
188 |
458 |
251 |
333 |
31 |
77 |
159 |
66 |
331 |
4.2 |
August
|
1,047 |
53 |
208 |
502 |
284 |
333 |
32 |
78 |
157 |
66 |
331 |
3.9 |
September
|
1,056 |
95 |
199 |
485 |
277 |
332 |
31 |
79 |
157 |
66 |
332 |
3.8 |
October
|
1,006 |
58 |
182 |
462 |
304 |
341 |
33 |
82 |
158 |
68 |
334 |
4.1 |
November
|
1,045 |
55 |
233 |
462 |
295 |
339 |
34 |
79 |
157 |
68 |
336 |
3.9 |
December
|
1,082 |
48 |
299 |
462 |
273 |
341 |
36 |
76 |
160 |
69 |
338 |
3.8 |
*Components
may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.
Sources: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy
Development and Research, HUD
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