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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 (Mar)	Median price	Housing Starts (Mar)	New Home Sales (Feb)
5.60 million units*	$250,400	1,319,000*	618,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

U.S. Economic Outlook (PDF 71KB)
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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.

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Aspiring Home Buyers Profile

The Aspiring Home Buyer Profile looks at non-homeowners' perceptions of homeownership, the American Dream, and housing affordability.

Existing-Home Sales

+1.1%

Existing-home sales grew again in March, but low inventory and affordability constraints kept sales activity below year ago levels.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

+3.1%

Pending home sales rose month-to-month, but NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun sees continued volatility due to weather-related swings in the northeast.

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 24: April Existing-Home Sales
May 31: April Pending Home Sales Index
June 20: May Existing-Home Sales
June 27: May Pending Home Sales

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Contract Signings up 3.1% in February

Pending home sales rose month-to-month, but NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun sees continued volatility due to weather-related swings in the northeast.

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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.

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Latest News

Existing-home sales grew for the second consecutive month in March, but lagging inventory levels and affordability constraints kept sales activity below year ago levels.

Total existing-home sales rose 1.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.60M in March from 5.54M in February. Despite last month’s increase, sales are still 1.2% below a year ago.

Image from the cover of the March 2018 REALTORS® Confidence Index

This report is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners.

March 2018 brought 5.60 million in sales, a median sales price of $250,000, and 3.6 months of inventory. The median sales price is up 5.8% year over year, and inventory is down from 1.2% months in March 2017.

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