---
title: "Median Sale Price of New Houses (US)"
slug: median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us
summary: "New homes sold for a median $393,300 in Q3 2026, down $16,800 from a year earlier"
category: "Housing"
unit: dollars
frequency: quarterly
direction: bidirectional
latest_value: 393300.0
latest_period: "2026-Q3"
trend: falling
last_updated: "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"
source: "U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED"
source_url: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Median Sale Price of New Houses (US).\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Median Sale Price of New Houses (US).\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/."
---

# Median Sale Price of New Houses (US)

> New homes sold for a median $393,300 in Q3 2026, down $16,800 from a year earlier

## Current Reading

As of 2026-Q3, Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) is **$393,300** (falling).

median price of new houses sold — down from a year earlier

## What Changed

- The median price of new houses sold was $393,300 in Q3 2026, down from $410,100 a year earlier.
- Of 255 quarterly readings since 1963, it is the 21st highest, in current dollars.
- Q2 2026 was revised up by $2,800, to $413,500.

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2026-Q3 | $393.3K |
| 2026-Q2 | $413.5K |
| 2026-Q1 | $408.5K |
| 2025-Q4 | $412.3K |
| 2025-Q3 | $410.1K |
| 2025-Q2 | $416.1K |
| 2025-Q1 | $423.1K |
| 2024-Q4 | $419.3K |
| 2024-Q3 | $415.3K |
| 2024-Q2 | $414.5K |
| 2024-Q1 | $426.8K |
| 2023-Q4 | $423.2K |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 1963: **$442,600** in Q4 2022
- Low since 1963: **$17,800** in Q1 1963
- Pre-pandemic average (2015-01 – 2019-12): **$313,445**
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **$397,920**

## Methodology

This indicator carries quarterly observations and is interpreted as moving in both directions against household distress, with no single end of the range reading as the distressed one. Source: U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED.
Automation: collected automatically on the daily refresh pipeline, with no hand entry.

## Source

U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED — [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS)

Data retrieved: 2026-10-27T00:00:00Z

## Related Indicators

- [shelter-cpi](https://americandefault.org/indicators/shelter-cpi/)

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## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/

**Chicago (author-date)**

    Kilburn, Ross. 2026. "Median Sale Price of New Houses (US)." American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/.

**MLA 9th**

    Kilburn, Ross. "Median Sale Price of New Houses (US)." American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/median-sales-price-of-houses-sold-us/.

Use **American Default Research** as the institutional name in source lists, bibliographies, and press citations. **American Default** is the brand and URL form. **American Distress Index (ADI)** is the product name for the national composite score.