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 (September) - 5.57 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Existing-Home Median Price (September) - $174,900
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Housing Affordability (September) - 162.7
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Pending Home Sales Index (September) - 110.1
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
New Home Sales (September) - 402,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Housing Starts (October) - 529,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retail Sales (October) - Up 1.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending November 13) - Down 2.5%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association
Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending November 19) - 4.83%
Source: Freddie Mac
Consumer Confidence (October) - 47.7 (Down from 53.4)
Source: The Conference Board
Employment Situation (October) - Down 190,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index (October) - Up 0.3%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Index (October) - Up 0.3%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
*seasonally adjusted annual rate
