AI Data Insight
The latest US new home sales for Q2 2026 reached an annualized rate of 628,000 units, an increase of approximately 8.3% from the previous value of 580,000 units, outperforming market expectations. Although high mortgage rates continue to suppress homebuying affordability, builders have successfully attracted buyers with rigid demand to return through incentive measures such as price cuts and subsidies, leading to signs of short-term recovery in the housing market.