The average price per square foot of floor space in new single-family housing in the United States decreased after the great financial crisis, followed by several years of stagnation. Since 2012, the price has continuously risen, hitting 168 U.S. dollars per square foot in 2022. In 2024, the average sales price of a new home exceeded 500,000 U.S. dollars. Development of house sales in the U.S. One of the reasons for rising property prices is the gradual growth of house sales between 2011 and 2020. This period was marked by the gradual recovery following the subprime mortgage crisis and a growing housing sentiment. Another significant factor for the housing demand was the growing number of new household formations each year. Despite this trend, housing transactions plummeted in 2021, amid soaring prices and borrowing costs. In 2021, the average construction cost for single-family housing rose by nearly 12 percent year-on-year, and in 2022, the increase was even higher, at close to 17 percent. Financing a house purchase Mortgage interest rates in the U.S. rose dramatically in 2022 and remained elevated until 2024. In 2020, a homebuyer could lock in a 30-year fixed interest rate of under three percent, whereas in 2024, the average rate for the same mortgage type was more than twice higher. That has led to a decline in homebuyer sentiment, and an increasing share of the population pessimistic about buying a home in the current market.

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House prices in the second most populous state in the United States, Texas have doubled since 2011. In 2023, the average house price reached 174.3 U.S. dollars per square foot, up from approximately 141 U.S. dollars in 2020. Despite the increase, the median home price was still below the national average.

Prices for luxury housing in July 2024 were slightly lower than the market peak in 2021 and 2022. Luxury single-family properties had a median square footage price of 419 U.S. dollars in July 2024, down from 428 U.S. dollars in July 2022. Attached houses, on the other hand, had a median price of 484 U.S. dollars per square foot, down from 578 U.S. dollars in July 2021.

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The average price per square foot of floor space in new single-family houses in North-east, United States increased from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, the average price for a new single-family house in that region was approximately 186 U.S. dollars per square foot of floor space.

In 2022, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara were the most expensive districts for housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. In San Francisco, the average square footage price of single-family homes exceeded 1,000 U.S. dollars per square foot. Housing in Solano, on the other hand, was most affordable, with the average square footage price for single family homes at 370 U.S. dollars.

How expensive is buying a home in San Francisco? Few metros in the U.S. are more expensive than San Francisco, CA. In 2022, the median sales price of existing single-family homes in San Francisco was about 1.4 million U.S. dollars, making it the second priciest market in the U.S. House prices in the Golden City, were not always so high: in 2014, a two-bedroom house in the Bay Area would sell for less than 500,000 U.S. dollars but since then, the median price has more than doubled.

How much does renting an apartment cost? Despite rents falling in 2020, renting in San Francisco is still far from cheap. Renting a two-bedroom apartment cost close to 4,000 U.S. dollars in 2021. California is one of the least affordable states for renters. In fact, to afford to rent such an apartment, a household needs approximately three full time jobs at minimum wage or two full time jobs at mean wage.

The average price per square foot of floor space in new single-family houses in Midwest, United States increased from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, the average price for a new single-family house in that region was approximately 140 U.S. dollars per square foot of floor space.

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Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price per Square Feet in Virginia was 233.00000 U.S. $ in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price per Square Feet in Virginia reached a record high of 233.00000 in April of 2025 and a record low of 131.00000 in December of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price per Square Feet in Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

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In 2024, the average square footage price of condos and new development condos in Brooklyn, NY declined slightly. Prices of one-to-three family homes, on the other hand, increased from 635 U.S. dollars per square foot in the third quarter of 2023 to 795 U.S. dollars in the third quarter of 2024.

Between 2020 and 2022, the average square footage price of one-to-three family homes in Queens, New York increased. Existing condo prices, on the other hand, fell from 1,084 U.S. dollars per square foot in the third quarter of 2020 to 844 U.S. dollars per square foot in the third quarter of 2022.

The average construction cost of a single-family home in the United States was about 428,000 U.S. dollars in 2024, about 36,000 U.S. dollars more expensive than in 2022. The source also adds that interior finishes – which includes insulation, flooring, and appliances – accounted for the largest share of costs at 24 percent. U.S. housing construction slows Construction work was underway on over 1,000 single-family housing units in the United States in 2024. This number increased year-on-year between 2011 and 2021, followed by a notable decline in the next two years. Despite this trend, the industry experts are optimistic about construction levels picking up until 2026. The median size of a new single-family home has also shrunk. In 2023, the average home had approximately 2,300 square feet of floor space, about 200 square feet less than in 2015.
How many homes are sold each year in the United States? Less than five million homes were sold in the United States in 2023, the majority of which were existing home sales. The median sales price of an existing single-family home was 389,000 U.S. dollars in that year, a figure that has risen steadily since 2011. Those in the market for a newly constructed single-family home will have to pay more, with the median sales price at 427,000 U.S. dollars in 2022.

In the first quarter of 2025, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Honolulu were some of the U.S. cities with the highest housing construction costs. Meanwhile, Phoenix had one of the lowest construction costs for high-end multifamily homes at 190 U.S. dollars per square foot and Las Vegas for single-family homes between 240 and 480 U.S. dollars per square foot. Construction cost disparities As seen here, the construction cost for a high-end multi-family home in San Francisco in the first quarter of 2024 was over twice more expensive than in Phoenix. Meanwhile, there were also great differences in the cost of building a single-family house in New York and in Portland or Seattle. Some factors that may cause these disparities are the construction materials, installation, and composite costs, differing land values, wages, etc. For example, although the price of construction materials in the U.S. was rising at a slower level than in 2022 and 2023, several materials that are essential in most construction projects had growth rates of over five percent in 2024. Growing industry revenue Despite the economic uncertainty and other challenges, the size of the private construction market in the U.S. rose during the past years. It is important to consider that supply and demand for housing influences the revenue of this segment of the construction market. On the supply side, single-family home construction fell in 2023, but it is expected to rise in 2024 and 2025. On the demand side, some of the U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest sale prices of single-family homes were located in California, with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara at the top of the ranking.

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With the release of its September 2022 housing trends report, Realtor.com® incorporated a new and improved methodology for capturing and reporting housing inventory trends and metrics. The new methodology updates and improves the calculation of time on market and improves handling of duplicate listings. Most areas across the country will see minor changes with a smaller handful of areas seeing larger updates. As a result of these changes, the data released since October 2022 will not be directly comparable with previous data releases (files downloaded before October 2022) and Realtor.com® economics blog posts. However, future data releases, including historical data, will consistently apply the new methodology. More details are available at the source's Real Estate Data Library (https://www.realtor.com/research/data/).

With the release of its November 2021 housing trends report, Realtor.com® incorporated a new and improved methodology for capturing and reporting housing inventory trends and metrics. The new methodology uses the latest and most accurate data mapping of listing statuses to yield a cleaner and more consistent measurement of active listings at both the national and local level. The methodology has also been adjusted to better account for missing data in some fields including square footage. Most areas across the country will see minor changes with a smaller handful of areas seeing larger updates. As a result of these changes, the data released since December 2021 will not be directly comparable with previous data releases (files downloaded before December 2021) and Realtor.com® economics blog posts. However, future data releases, including historical data, will consistently apply the new methodology. More details are available at the source's Real Estate Data Library (https://www.realtor.com/research/data/).

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In October 2024, the median square footage sales price of a single-family home in the San Francisco Bay Area was approximately 752 U.S. dollars. Condos, on the other hand, sold for 686 U.S. dollars per square foot. The Far North was the most affordable region with sales price of 250 and 203 U.S. dollars for single family homes and condos, respectively.

The average sales price per square foot for retail properties in the United States varied between shopping centers and regular shops in 2020. Regular shops were more expensive, averaging at 294 U.S. dollars per square foot. In comparison, shopping centers didn't amount to half of this number, averaging at 127 U.S. dollars.

In the second quarter of 2020, retail vacancy rates in the United States rose drastically from nine percent to 20 percent, a change that can be explained by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.