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 (June) – 5.37 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Existing-Home Median Price (June) – $184,000
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Housing Affordability (June) – 158.9
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Pending Home Sales Index (June) – 75.7
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Employment and Permit Statistics (June)
New Home Sales (July) – 276,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Housing Starts (June) – 565,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retail Sales (June) – Up 0.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending August 6) – Up 0.6%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association
Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending August 19) – 4.42%
Source: Freddie Mac
Consumer Confidence (July) – 50.4 (down from 54.3)
Source: The Conference Board
Employment Situation (June) – Down 131,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index (May) – Up 1.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Index (June) – Up 0.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
*seasonally adjusted annual rate
