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Home and Housewarming Gift Statistics

A current U.S. snapshot of home milestones, online shopping, and the gift occasions that bring people together.

Updated August 15, 2026. This page brings together recently published figures from government agencies, housing research, and retail surveys. Each statistic links to its original source and keeps the source’s own reporting period clear.

Current statistics

1.43M

new housing units were completed in 2025

That included 911,900 single-unit homes, giving housewarming and new-home occasions a meaningful national footprint.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2025 annual data, released July 17, 2026

4.06M

existing homes sold at an annual rate in July 2026

The National Association of REALTORS® reports this as a seasonally adjusted annual rate, not a single-month sales total.

Source: National Association of REALTORS® July 2026

$326.7B

in U.S. online retail sales in the first quarter of 2026

Online retail represented 16.9% of total retail sales for the quarter, based on the seasonally adjusted estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau First quarter 2026

$38B

expected U.S. Mother’s Day spending in 2026

Shoppers budgeted an average of $284 per person for the occasion.

Source: National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics 2026 survey

$27.9B

expected U.S. Father’s Day spending in 2026

Consumers expected to spend an average of $226.58, the highest average in the survey’s history at release.

Source: National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics 2026 survey

$627.93

planned for gifts per shopper during the 2025 winter holidays

The same survey found that 55% of shoppers planned to buy holiday gifts online.

Source: National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics 2025 survey

Source notes

How to read these numbers

Home-sale figures are reported as annual rates when the original source uses that method. Gift-spending figures come from consumer surveys and describe planned spending for the named occasion. Online retail data uses the U.S. Census Bureau’s seasonally adjusted quarterly estimate.

Data dates vary because each source publishes on its own schedule. This page is maintained as a reference snapshot, and the source date appears with every figure so readers can use the right context when quoting it.

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Home and Housewarming Gift Statistics: 2026 Snapshot

Cozy Haven Gifts. “Home and Housewarming Gift Statistics: 2026 Snapshot.” Updated August 15, 2026.

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