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SUMMARY:US Existing Home Sales October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next US Existing Home Sales: Tuesday\, October 13\, 2026 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London). Covers September 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n4.06 million SAAR (July 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: US Existing Home Sales. \nUpdated August 26\, 2026 \n\n← Previous US Existing Home Sales\nThe US Existing Home Sales report for September 2026 is released on October 13\, 2026 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London) by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It covers home resale activity for September 2026 and is one of the most closely watched monthly gauges of the American housing market. Full schedule and background: US Existing Home Sales. \nWhat is existing home sales?\nExisting home sales measures the number of previously owned US homes\, houses\, condominiums and co-ops\, that changed hands during the month. It excludes newly built homes\, which are tracked in a separate report. The NAR compiles the figure from closed transactions reported by multiple listing services and Realtor associations across the country\, then converts the monthly total into a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)\, the pace at which homes would sell over a full year if the month’s activity continued. \nBecause a resale closes weeks or months after a contract is signed\, the report reflects buying decisions made in the summer rather than the exact release month. Investors\, mortgage lenders and central bankers watch it as a real-time read on how mortgage rates\, wages and consumer confidence are feeding through into one of the economy’s largest asset markets\, housing. \nAlongside the headline sales pace\, the NAR release includes median home prices\, the months of unsold inventory on the market and regional breakdowns for the Northeast\, Midwest\, South and West\, all of which help analysts judge whether the market favours buyers or sellers. \nWhen is the September existing home sales report released?\nThe report is scheduled for Tuesday\, October 13\, 2026 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London)\, published by the National Association of Realtors on its website. NAR typically issues existing home sales data around the third week of the month following the reference period\, so a September report landing in mid-October is consistent with its usual publication pattern. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs of writing\, a consensus forecast for the September 2026 existing home sales rate has not yet been published. Forecasts from economists surveyed by outlets such as Reuters and Bloomberg typically appear in the days immediately before the release\, once August data and weekly mortgage application figures are available to model against. \nThe most recent confirmed NAR data available covers July 2026\, when existing home sales fell 1.7% month over month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units\, up 0.7% from a year earlier\, according to the National Association of Realtors. An August 2026 report was scheduled for release on September 10\, 2026\, but its confirmed figures were not verified in time for this preview\, so readers should check the NAR release directly for the most current prior reading ahead of the September print. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (July 2026)\nConsensus (September 2026)\n\n\n\n\nSales pace (SAAR)\n4.06 million\nNot yet published\n\n\nMedian existing-home price\n$434\,100\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nWhat the result could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nAbove consensus\nSeen as a sign the housing market is holding up despite elevated mortgage rates\, potentially easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut rates quickly\nMore homes are changing hands than expected\, which can support related sectors like furniture\, moving services and home improvement\n\n\nIn line\nLimited market reaction\, treated as confirmation of the recent stabilisation NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun has described in prior releases\, per the National Association of Realtors\nThe housing market is behaving roughly as expected\, neither improving nor worsening buyers’ and sellers’ prospects meaningfully\n\n\nBelow consensus\nCould be read as a sign high mortgage rates and affordability constraints are still weighing on activity\, adding to arguments for the Fed to keep easing\nFewer homes are selling\, which can mean longer waits for sellers and softer demand for related goods and services\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions\, not predictions\, and actual moves will depend on other data released the same week\, including inflation and labour market figures. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nHousing has been one of the more resilient corners of the US economy even as average 30-year fixed mortgage rates have stayed above 6.5%\, according to Freddie Mac data cited in NAR’s July release. Yun noted that “home sales have been remarkably stable” despite the rate environment\, while flagging that lower borrowing costs could unlock stronger activity. With year-to-date sales running ahead of 2025 levels and inventory still tight relative to long-run averages\, the September print will help confirm whether that stability is continuing into the autumn or beginning to fade as mortgage rates and affordability pressures persist. \nThe Federal Reserve does not target housing data directly\, but officials watch it as part of the broader picture of consumer demand and financial conditions when setting interest rates\, making this release relevant input ahead of upcoming Fed meetings. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and rates: A stronger than expected sales figure can reduce pressure on the Fed to cut rates\, which may keep mortgage rates higher for longer\, while a weak print can support the case for cuts that eventually filter through to cheaper home loans.\nSavings: Interest rate expectations shaped by housing and broader data feed into what banks pay on savings accounts and fixed-term deposits\, so a weaker housing market can eventually mean lower returns on cash savings if it contributes to rate cuts.\nJobs and wages: Real estate\, construction\, mortgage lending and related retail sectors employ millions of Americans\, so a sustained slowdown in sales can eventually show up in hiring and wage growth in those industries.\nInvestments and pensions: Homebuilder and real estate related shares\, along with real estate investment trusts (REITs) often held in pension funds\, can move on the day of release as investors reassess demand trends.\nThe dollar\, pound and euro: US housing data feeds into broader expectations for Fed policy\, which influences the dollar’s value against the pound and euro. A softer US housing market that raises the odds of rate cuts can weaken the dollar\, making US assets and travel relatively cheaper for UK and European buyers.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: US Existing Home Sales\, September 2026 release\nUS New Home Sales\, published separately by the US Census Bureau\nUS Housing Starts and Building Permits\, a leading indicator of future housing supply\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the September existing home sales report released?\nIt is released on October 13\, 2026 at 10:00 am ET\, which is 3:00 pm in London. \nHow do I read the existing home sales figure?\nThe headline number is a seasonally adjusted annual rate\, so it shows the pace at which homes would sell over a full year if September’s activity continued\, not the actual number of homes sold that month. \nHow does this report affect interest rates?\nIt is one of many data points the Federal Reserve weighs when judging the health of consumer demand and financial conditions\, so a surprisingly strong or weak reading can shift market expectations for future rate decisions. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe National Association of Realtors publishes the full report\, including regional breakdowns and price data\, on its website at the time of release. \nWhen is the next existing home sales report?\nNAR typically publishes the following month’s data in mid-November 2026\, covering October 2026 sales. \n← Previous US Existing Home Sales
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