Monthly Supply of New Houses
Supporting contribution
Research theme
Housing
Tracks rate-sensitive housing demand, supply, completions, and prices.
Data through 2026-11-05
Current state
Relevant public signals are stable (1).
Recent changes
No material change is available for this theme.
Supporting evidence
Source contributions that support relevant public signal readings.
New One-Family Houses Sold
Supporting contribution
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate
Supporting contribution
Opposing evidence
Source contributions that pull against relevant public signal readings.
Housing Completions
Opposing contribution
Housing Starts
Opposing contribution
Existing Home Sales
Opposing contribution
Curated indicators
Three representative source series for this theme.
Housing Starts
Thousands of units
Leading cyclical housing activity indicator.
Latest value1,221 on 2026-09-01
U.S. Census Bureau via FRED This product uses the FRED API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Building Permits
Thousands of units
Forward-looking housing construction authorization indicator.
Latest value1,400 on 2026-09-01
U.S. Census Bureau via FRED This product uses the FRED API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate
Percent
Rate-sensitive housing affordability pressure.
Latest value7.18 on 2026-11-05
Freddie Mac via FRED This product uses the FRED API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Relevant public signals
Public signal readings selected for this theme.
Housing Cycle
Composite view of starts, permits, supply pressure, completions, house prices, sales activity, and mortgage-rate sensitivity.
- Direction
- Neutral
- Score
- 0.04
- Date
- 2026-11-05