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
