New houses for sale with construction not started
The estimated number of new single-family houses for sale that are in the not-started stage at the end of the month. In permit-issuing areas, a permit has been issued but ground has not yet been broken.
Seasonally adjusted count of houses for sale at month-end, not houses sold during the month and not an annual rate. Census publishes estimates in thousands of houses and the source series is converted to individual houses. The three stages classify the for-sale inventory: not started, under construction, and completed. Preliminary monthly estimates may be revised.
Key facts
- New houses for sale with construction not started in the United States was 114,000 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from January 1999 to August 2026.
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Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest new houses for sale with construction not started? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"new_homes_for_sale_not_started","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=new_homes_for_sale_not_started&level=country