New Residential Sales in November 2007

Press Release / US Census Bureau News
Joint Release
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
US Dept of Commerce 28dec2007

[Tables and Graph Below ]

 

Erica Filipek or Raemeka Mayo
Manufacturing and Construction Division
(301) 763-5160

NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES IN NOVEMBER 2007

Sales of new one-family houses in November 2007 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 9.0 percent (±13.9%)* below the revised October rate of 711,000 and is 34.4 percent (±7.9%) below the November 2006 estimate of 987,000.

The median sales price of new houses sold in November 2007 was $239,100; the average sales price was $293,300. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of November was 505,000. This represents a supply of 9.3 months at the current sales rate.

New Residential Sales data for December 2007 will be released on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 10:00 A.M. EST. Our Internet site is: http://www.census.gov/newhomesales 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

* 90% confidence interval includes zero. The Census Bureau does not have sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from zero.

source: 28dec2007

Table 1.  New Houses Sold and For Sale
[Thousands of houses.  Detail may not add to total because of rounding]

Period

Sold during period1

For sale at end of period

 

Median 

Average 

United 

North- 

Mid- 

 

 

United 

North- 

Mid- 

 

 

Months'

sales 

sales 

States 

east 

west 

South 

West 

States 

east 

west 

South 

West 

supply2 

price ($) 

price ($) 

 

 

Seasonally adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006:

November

987

64

150

536

237

542

 

 

 

 

6.5

 

 

December

1,019

73

181

518

247

535

 

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007:

January

890

62

166

492

170

536

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

February

840

46

127

462

205

544

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

March

830

82

126

421

201

548

 

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

907

82

121

495

209

547

 

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

May

861

84

141

435

201

543

 

 

 

 

7.7

 

 

June

797

65

113

442

177

541

 

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July

796

47

105

429

215

538

 

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

Augustr

701

59

121

366

155

533

 

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

Septemberr

699

62

104

356

177

527

 

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Octoberr

711

57

127

376

151

514

 

 

 

 

8.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novemberp

647

46

92

352

157

505

 

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average RSE (%)3

7

21

16

10

11

4

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent Change:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2007 from October 2007

-9.0%

-19.3%

-27.6%

-6.4%

4.0%

-1.8%

 

 

 

 

5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90% Confidence Interval4

± 13.9

± 42.5

± 17.8

± 22.9

± 18.7

± 0.8

 

 

 

 

± 20.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2007 from November 2006

-34.4%

-28.1%

-38.7%

-34.3%

-33.8%

-6.8%

 

 

 

 

43.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90% Confidence Interval4

± 7.9

± 28.3

± 21.8

± 13.4

± 14.2

± 2.7

 

 

 

 

± 17.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not seasonally adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005:

 

1,283

81

205

638

358

515

47

109

249

109

(X) 

240,900

297,000

2006:

 

1,051

63

161

559

267

537

54

97

267

119

(X) 

246,500

305,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSE (%)

3

8

9

4

4

3

12

8

5

7

(X) 

3

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006:

Year to Date

980

58

150

520

251

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

2007:

Year to Date

731

60

114

385

173

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSE (%)

3

10

9

4

5

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year to Date Percent Change5

-25.4%

2.8%

-24.2%

-26.0%

-31.3%

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90% Confidence Interval4

± 2.5

± 13.0

± 5.9

± 3.9

± 4.3

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006:

November

71

5

11

39

16

548

54

102

273

119

7.8

240,100

291,800

December

71

5

12

39

15

537

54

97

267

119

7.6

244,700

301,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007:

January

66

4

11

38

13

539

55

94

267

123

8.2

254,400

314,600

February

68

4

10

36

18

540

54

90

272

124

8.0

250,800

321,500

March

80

7

12

40

21

542

52

87

276

127

6.8

262,600

329,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

83

9

11

43

20

542

52

87

274

129

6.5

242,500

311,700

May

79

8

14

39

19

544

52

85

276

131

6.9

245,000

309,700

June

73

6

11

41

15

543

51

85

273

134

7.5

235,500

306,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July

68

4

9

36

18

538

52

83

271

131

8.0

246,200

307,100

Augustr

60

5

11

31

13

538

52

82

272

132

8.9

236,500

301,300

Septemberr

54

5

8

27

14

527

50

80

271

126

9.8

237,700

290,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Octoberr

55

4

10

29

12