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 (August) - 5.10 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Existing-Home Median Price (August) - $177,700
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Housing Affordability (August) - 159.1
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Pending Home Sales Index (July) - 97.6
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
New Home Sales (July) - 433,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Housing Starts (August) - 598,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retail Sales (August) - Up 2.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending September 18) - Up 12.8%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association
Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending September 17) - 5.04%
Source: Freddie Mac
Consumer Confidence (August) - 54.1 (up from 47.4)
Source: The Conference Board
Employment Situation (August) - Down 216,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index (August) - Up 0.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Index (August) - Up 1.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
*seasonally adjusted annual rate