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Research and Statistics

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® provides the latest real estate research and statistics that affect the industry. Get the stats and stay informed.

Housing Indicators

Sales (March)	Median price	Housing Starts (March)**	New Home Sales (Feb)**
5.21 million units*	$259,400	1,139,000*	607,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

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REALTORS® and Sustainability

A majority of residential and commercial brokers said that energy efficiency promotion in listings was valuable.

Commercial International Business Trends

Most REALTORS® who specialize in commercial real estate managed investment deals averaging less than $2.5 million per deal.

Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends

Learn about buyer and seller generational differences: types of homes bough/sold, financing needs, and what they want in a real estate professional.

Existing-Home Sales

-4.9%

All four major U.S. regions saw a drop-off in sales, with the Midwest enduring the largest decline last month.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

-1.0%

The numbers indicate that a cyclical low in sales is past but activity is not matching the frenzied pace of last spring.

Pending Home Sales data

NAR Statistical News Release Schedule

All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
April 30: March Pending Home Sales Index
May 14: 1st Qtr. Metro Home Prices
May 21: April Existing-Home Sales
May 30: April Pending Home Sales Index
June 21: May Existing-Home Sales

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Infographic: REALTORS® and Sustainability 2019

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Contract Signings Dip in February

Lawrence Yun explains the difference between existing-home sales and pending sales, and discusses regional variations in pending contracts.

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Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability

NAR’s quarterly Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability report provides a breakdown of condo and co-op prices by metro market.

Housing Affordability Index

The Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home.

Latest News

NAR Research Vice President Jessica Lautz

Existing-home sales slid in large part from a slowdown in upper-end homes. March existing-home sales from NAR were released April 22.

Florida tops the list of the most popular U.S. states for commercial foreign buyers.

50% of home buyers found the homes they purchased through the internet.

This report highlights the results of a survey of international sales experiences of Miami REALTORS.

Total March existing-home sales fell 4.9% from February to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.21 M.

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