Full annual data record
U.S. Housing Market Data Table, 1963–2024
Every annual figure in the Almanac's master table — new home sales (Census), existing-home sales (NAR), median prices for both, and the 30-year fixed mortgage rate (Freddie Mac PMMS). Recession years marked with the rust dot.
| Year | New Sales (K) | Existing Sales (M) | Total (M) | New Median ($) | Existing Median ($) | 30Y Mortgage |
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Notable Cycles
Four genuine peaks, four wholly different recoveries.
The cleanest summary lives in the rightmost columns: the median existing home cost 5.4× median U.S. household income in 2024, the highest stretch in the 56-year series. Mortgage rates near 7% have made monthly payments larger than at any prior moment in the record.Definitions
- Sales
units, K or M - Price
median, current $ - Rate
30-yr fixed, % APR - SAAR
Census - EHS
NAR - PMMS
Freddie Mac - Recession
NBER monthly