Housing & Economic Indicators

Housing and economic indicators provide real estate professionals with tools to interpret the market and apply that knowledge to their business. In addition to NAR’s own existing-home sales series, NAR Research monitors other indicators such as new-home sales, housing starts, producer prices, mortgage rates and more...

Existing-Home Sales (May) - 5.66 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Existing-Home Median Price (May) - $179,400
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

Housing Affordability (May) - 162.0
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Pending Home Sales Index (May) - 77.6
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Employment and Permit Statistics (April)

New Home Sales (May) - 300,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Housing Starts (May) - 574,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales (June) - Down 0.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending July 9) - Down 12.6%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association

Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending July 8) - 4.57%
Source: Freddie Mac 

Consumer Confidence (June) - 52.9 (down 62.7)
Source: The Conference Board

Employment Situation (June) - Down 125,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Price Index (May) - Down 0.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Producer Price Index (June) - Down 0.5%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

 

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