Sales of new single-family houses in May 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 689,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.7 percent (±14.1 percent) above the revised April rate of 646,000 and is 14.1 percent (±19.9 percent) above the May 2017 estimate of 604,000.

The median sales price of new houses sold in May 2018 was $313,000. The average sales price was $368,500.