According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of new single family houses in September 2015 were recorded at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 468,000 units. This data, collected and analyzed by FindTheHome, reveals a decrease of 11.53% from the August 2015 annualized rate of 529,000, and a decrease of 6.96% from the July 2015 rate of 503,000.
New home sales in the United States peaked in July 2005, when the annualized rate of sales reached 1,389,000 units. In February 2011, new home sales hit an all-time low, with an annualized rate of just 270,000 units.
The U.S. Census Bureau also publishes information on nationwide new home sale prices. In September 2015, new single family homes sold for a median price of $296,900, an increase of 2.70% from the previous month. Sale prices for newly constructed homes were as high as $302,700 in November 2014.